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Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

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Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.

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  • Fever then no fever then fever again

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Learn more about Aseptic meningitis

Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is aseptic meningitis?

Aseptic meningitis is inflammation of the brain's membranes without a bacterial cause found in testing. It's typically caused by viral infections but can also result from fungal infection, spirochetal infection, medication-induced, or be associated with cancer or other systemic diseases. Meningitis symptoms include headache, light intolerance (photophobia), fever, and neck stiffness.

Symptoms of aseptic meningitis

  • Fever

  • Headache

  • Headache worsens when I shake my head quickly

  • Pain over the temples

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • History of tuberculosis

  • Excessively sleepy or falling asleep in the day

  • Forehead pain

Questions your doctor may ask to check for aseptic meningitis

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose aseptic meningitis

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you have headaches or does your head feel heavy?

  • Do you feel your headaches get worse when you shake your head quickly from side to side?

  • Do you have pain around your temples?

  • Do you have nausea or vomiting?

Treatment for aseptic meningitis

Most people with aseptic meningitis recover in one to two weeks without medical treatment. Rest, hydration, pain relievers, anti-inflammatory medications, antibiotics, or antivirals are usually prescribed depending on the cause of the inflammation of the brain's membranes.

View the symptoms of Aseptic meningitis

References

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Saqib Baig, MD, MS

Saqib Baig, MD, MS (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care, Internal medicine)

Dr. Baig graduated from Army Medical College (NUST) Pakistan in 2007. He did his internal medicine training from Baltimore, Maryland, USA during the years 2009-2013. He joined the internal medicine faculty practice at Medical College of Wisconsin in USA for 2 years before pursuing advanced training. He completed his pulmonary disease and critical care medicine fellowship from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School from 2015-2018. | | During his fellowship, Dr. Baig completed his master's in health care services management through Rutgers Business School. He currently serves as the medical director of respiratory therapy and pulmonary function lab and the clinical director of the COPD program at the Jane and Leonard Korman Respiratory Institute at Thomas Jefferson University. He holds the Assistant Professor of Medicine rank at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Baig's interests lie in respiratory physiology, airways disease, and data science.

Shohei Harase, MD

Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)

Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.

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