Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid condition marked by the symptoms of meningitis, but without the actual presence of that disease; pseudomeningitis.
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- noun The
triad ofnuchal rigidity (neck stiffness),photophobia , andheadache , a sign ofirritation of themeninges , as seen inmeningitis ,subarachnoid hemorrhages , etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges
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Examples
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With the first MMR vaccine (Urabe mumps strain) meningism/meningitis also occurred as a complication but it was even less frequent and milder than was the meningitis that occurs with natural mumps.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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- Encephalitis: fever, neurological signs, convulsions, coma, sometimes meningism with a clear CSF.
Chapter 13 1993
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- Classical meningeal syndrome with fever, meningism, neck stiffness, Budzinski and Kernig's signs positive: the patient lying extended, involuntarily flexes the knees when the neck is flexed or when the legs are raised vertically with the knees in extension.
Chapter 12 1993
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It is more common in children, while headache and meningism are more common in adults.
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