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    subarachnoid space, the space between the middle reticular meninges and the innermost tender meninges that lie close to the brain. It divides the subarachnoid...
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    ruptured the meninges, or (rarely) certain cancers. Bilateral hemorrhage occurs when damage at the time of a facial fracture tears the meninges and causes...
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    brains are surrounded by a system of connective tissue membranes called meninges that separate the brain from the skull. This three-layered covering is...
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    membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, intense headache, vomiting and neck...
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    spinal cavities) are the three meninges. The differently lined spaces contain different types of fluid. In the meninges for example the fluid is cerebrospinal...
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    Dura mater (category Meninges)
    spinal cord. It is the outermost of the three layers of membrane called the meninges that protect the central nervous system. The other two meningeal layers...
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    names Familial osteosclerosis with abnormalities of the nervous system and meninges T2 weighted MRI showing an arteriovenous malformation indicated by the...
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    stiffness is the result of inflamed meninges stretching due to flexion of the spine. The various layers of meninges act form a separation between the brain...
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    vertebrates, the brain and spinal cord are both enclosed in the meninges. The meninges provide a barrier to chemicals dissolved in the blood, protecting...
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    Pia mater (category Meninges)
    layers of the meninges work together as a protection device for the brain, with the CSF often referred to as the fourth layer of the meninges. Cerebrospinal...
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