A syndrome characterized by headache, neck stiffness, low grade fever, and CSF lymphocytic pleocytosis in the absence of an acute bacterial pathogen. Viral meningitis is the most frequent cause although MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; diagnostic or therapeutic procedures; NEOPLASTIC PROCESSES; septic perimeningeal foci; and other conditions may result in this syndrome. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p745)

Annotation

coordinate IM with specific cause (IM) if pertinent

DUI

D008582 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0013366

Previous indexing

Meningitis (1966-1976)

History note

1991(1977)

Public note

1991; see MENINGITIS 1977-1990