Disease relevance of Meningism

• A 21-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) had meningismus, conjunctivitis, lymphadenopathy, and elevation of liver function values following ibuprofen therapy [1].
• Recurrent fever of unknown origin, coma, and meningismus due to a leaking craniopharyngioma [2].
• The pattern of glucose CSF concentration after induced hyperglycaemia was studied in 14 patients suffering from acute meningitis and 10 having meningism, as judged by normal CSF [3].
• While prolonged myoclonus has been previously described with propofol administration, this is the first report of meningism occurring with its use [4].
• A 15-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus suddenly developed fever, meningismus, and herpes zoster [5].

High impact information on Meningism

• CSF urate and protein displayed a mutual correlation in both conditions (r = 0.26 and P less than 0.05 for SM; r = 0.55 and P less than 0.001 for meningism) [6].
• Patient 3 had a headache without meningismus and was also treated with acyclovir [7].
• Eight cases are reported which were all contracted in the New Forest area of Hampshire. The majority of patients had Bannwarth's syndrome though meningism and parenchymal lesions also occurred [8].
• Acute toxic effects associated with IVT Ara-C included meningismus, nausea, vomiting, and myelosuppression [9].
• A case is reported in which chemical meningism occurred after lumbar facet joint block with methylprednisolone acetate and bupivacaine [10].

Chemical compound and disease context of Meningism

• Prolonged myoclonus and meningism following propofol [4].
• The activity of AST and GGT was significantly higher in patients with BM on admission compared with those with AM and meningism (p < 0.05 and p < 0.005, respectively) and decreased with therapy [11].
• Adenylate kinase activity and lactate concentration in patients with serous meningitis were significantly higher than in those with meningism [12].
• A 15 year old boy presented with two episodes of aseptic meningitis-like reactions after ingestion of co-trimoxazole [13].
• No patient receiving hydrocortisone experienced fevers or meningismus, but nontreated patients experienced fevers (100%) and meningismus (78%) [14].

Gene context of Meningism

• The other patient had no meningism, had no evidence of cryptococcal infection on repeated CSF examination and remains well [15].
• BACKGROUND: Invasive monitoring with subdural electrodes (SDE) for investigation of medically intractable epilepsy may be associated with undesirable immediate postoperative morbidity such as headache, nausea, vomiting, fever, and meningism [16].
• Clinical examination revealed positive meningism and hyperreflexia [17].
• In addition, a number of clinical features of DEM are rarely seen in MS: fever, malaise, nausea, vomiting, positional vertigo, convulsions, aphasia, meningism, bilateral optic neuritis, and CSF leukocytosis and elevated protein [18].

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