Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers by Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Kwon Minkyung, Sruthi Jinna, Sohail Farshad, Francisco Davila

“…Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncommon, and most of the times, it is secondary to vasculitic processes or extra-articular rheumatoid nodules. Meningeal involvement is extremely rare. In the literature, there are a few case reports, series, and retrospective studies which have demonstrated the association of rheumatoid (aseptic) meningoencephalitis after starting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. …”
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Linfoma primario del sistema nervioso central. Presentación de un caso by Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Yanisleidys Valladares Urquiza, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino, Icilany Villares Álvarez

“…Los linfomas primarios del sistema nervioso central son una variedad poco común de linfoma no Hodgkin extranodal, que pueden afectar cerebro, médula espinal, ojos, meninges y nervios craneales. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 51 años de edad, que acude a consulta por cefalea y se comprobó papiledema causado por lesión encefálica que requirió tratamiento quirúrgico. …”
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The arteriel blood supply of brain in angora goats by I. Hakkı Nur

“…<p> The brain is supplied with the internal carotid artery arising from the rete mirabile epidurale rastrale that is formed by maxillar artery, not with branches of the vertebral artery, condylar artery and meningeal medial artery.<p> Giving the cerebral medial artery, the internal carotid artery continues as the cerebral rastral artery. …”
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Progression and diagnostic challenges of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma in a non-infant: a case report with 5-year follow-up by Yan Yang, Xuzhu Chen, Xin Liu, Shiguang Li

“…It has good biological and behavioral characteristics and occasionally has malignant characteristics, such as multiple intracranial lesions, postoperative progression or recurrence, meningeal diffusion, and metastasis. We present a non-infant with DIG who underwent tumor progression. …”
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A Case of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Carcinoma That Responded to Temozolomide Treatment by Haruko Morokuma, Takao Ando, Takuya Hayashida, Ichiro Horie, Naoko Inoshita, Fumi Murata, Ikuko Ueki, Kan Nakamura, Misa Imaizumi, Toshiro Usa, Atsushi Kawakami

“…The pituitary carcinoma was accompanied by meningeal dissemination with cerebral and L1 spinal bone metastasis. …”
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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system with renal involvement: a case report and literature review by Jun Li, Zhaojiao Li, Yifeng Shi, Jiajie Chen, Heng Zhao, Xueye Mao, Shan Li, Huiying Wang, Qiang Meng, Lingchun Liu

“…Brain MRI revealed multiple cerebral infarctions, microbleeds, and meningeal enhancement. Ultimately, the patient was diagnosed with IVLBCL through a brain tissue biopsy, and involvement of the kidneys was suspected. …”
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Infectious encephalitis diagnosis and treatment in immunosupressed patients: a case report and review of literature by M. Jokubaitis, J. Valaikienė

“…Therefore, infectious meningoencephalitis should be suspected in all immunosuppressed patients with acute focal neurological symptoms, even in the absence of fever and meningeal signs. Accordingly, physician should thoroughly evaluate patient’s history, perform detailed physical examination, and carefully interpret test results. …”
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Great Mimicker—A Single-Institution Retrospective Study by Danielle A. Bazer, Ewa Zabrocka, Nicholas Koroneos, Agnieszka Kowalska

“…Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma contained in the brain and the spinal cord as well as the meninges, cranial nerves, eyes, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). …”
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Intraparenchymal Hematoma as the Beginning of an Arteriovenous Malformation. Case Report by Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Masleidy Valladares Valle

“…On physical examination, she had dysarthria, left hemiparesis and meningeal signs. The initial computed tomography scan showed a right parietooccipital intraparenchymal hematoma opening to the ventricular system. …”
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Nrf2 phosphorylation contributes to acquisition of pericyte reprogramming via the PKCδ pathway by Rika Sakuma, Yusuke Minato, Seishi Maeda, Hideshi Yagi

“…We revealed that oxidative stress and pNrf2 induced by stroke proceeded the expression of nestin in meningeal cells and reactive PCs within the post-stroke area. …”
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Isolated Sporothrix schenckii Monoarthritis by Aram Barbaryan, Wissam El Atrouni, Stefania Bailuc, Matthew W. Jones, Maharshi Bhakta, Khaldoun Haj Mahmoud, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov

“…In patients with underlying risk factors (HIV, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, organ transplant patients, immunosuppressive medications, steroids, and malignancies), it can often have disseminated visceral, osteoarticular, meningeal, and pulmonary involvement. Sporothrical arthritis most commonly infects knee joint followed by hand and wrist joints. …”
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Case report: Guillain-Barré syndrome and possible association with Lyme disease by I. Muliuolis, E. Tilindytė, R. Samaitienė

“…This case report presents an 8-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital because of progressive weakness in the extremities, meningeal signs, bilateral facial nerve paresis, and areflexia. …”
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Orbital Cellulitis by Rince Liyanti, Getry Sukmawati, Havriza Vitresia

“…Trombosis sinus kavernosa merupakan tahapan akhir infeksi orbita yang meluas ke intra cranium, ditandai dengan penurunan kesadaran dan gejala rangsangan meningeal. Dipresentasikan tiga kasus selulitis orbital dengan klinis khas yang sangat berbeda. …”
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Karakteristik Analisis LCS Meningoensefalitis Anak di RSUD Abdoel Wahab Sjahranie Samarinda Tahun 2019-2022 by Yunita Yunita, Yudanti Riastiti, Annisa Muhyi

“…Meningoencephalitis is a pathological state characterized by concurrent inflammation of the meninges and the brain parenchyma. Liquor Cerebrospinal analysis (LCS) can help establish a diagnosis of diseases affecting the central nervous system, including meningoencephalitis. …”
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Enseignement Du Fle: Les Documents Visuels Utilisés Dans L’étape D’anticipation Et Leurs Représentations by Barış Aydın

“…Les images fréquemment utilisées dans l’enseignement des langues étrangères servent de déclencheurs des remue-méninges à la fois tout au début de chaque unité didactique et comme la première activité des séquences pédagogiques. …”
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Fever and Shock in a Child: How 'good' is a Good Blood Test? by Nevin Kollannoor Chinnan, Pragnyadipta Mishra, GD Puri

“…The other significant clinical findings included icterus, cervical and inguinal lymphadenopathy, soft tender hepatomegaly, moderate splenomegaly and an absence of focal neurological deficits and meningeal signs.…”
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Electromagnetic Fields for the Regulation of Neural Stem Cells by Mengchu Cui, Hongfei Ge, Hengli Zhao, Yongjie Zou, Yujie Chen, Hua Feng

“…Localized magnetic fields (MFs) could easily penetrate the scalp, skull, and meninges, thus inducing an electrical current in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, which is primarily used in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for inducing specific effects on different regions or cells that play roles in various brain activities. …”
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Literature review of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: risk factors, diagnostic features, and complications (Part I) by J. Grigaitė, G. Rutkauskaitė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…Impaired consciousness, convulsions, cranial nerve damage, paresis/plegia, and meningeal symptoms may also be observed. Computed tomography (CT) and/or lumbar puncture are the main instrumental studies supporting the diagnosis of SAH, while digital subtraction angiography is considered the gold standard in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms. …”
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New-Onset Diabetes in Children during COVID-19: Clinical Case Report by M. Aabdi, A. Aarab, O. Es-Saad, K. Malki, H. Bkiyar, B. Housni

“…Clinical assessment on admission found an unconscious child with a pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale of 10/15 with no localizing signs or meningeal syndrome, polypneic of 35 breaths/min, pulse oximetry of 90%, with signs of overall dehydration: skin folds, sunken eyes, tachycardia of 160 beats/minute, and recoloring time superior at 3 seconds. …”
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Ruptured Pericallosal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report by I Wayan Niryana, Made Bhuwana Putra, Christopher Lauren, Yosep Mote, I Gusti Ketut Agung Surya Kencana

“…Initial evaluation revealed a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 and positive signs of meningeal irritation. CT imaging showed subarachnoid hemorrhage, and CT angiography confirmed a saccular aneurysm in the left pericallosal artery. …”
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