Not your common neck pain: Longus coli tendonitis by Mark A. Colantonio, MD, Katherine Shepherd, MD, Brooke Shannon, DO

“…Typical symptoms include neck pain, neck stiffness and an elevation of inflammatory markers, raising a concern for an infectious etiology. …”
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A case report of “minor” trauma leading to a major disability: whiplash-associated dysphagia, dysphonia, and dysgeusia by Ami Schattner, Yair Glick

“…“Whiplash”-type injuries are commonly encountered and often cause neck pain, neck stiffness, and headaches. However, these injuries can have rare and poorly recognized complications, such as the development of a prevertebral hematoma leading to acute respiratory failure in the emergency department, followed by severe, life-threatening dysphagia and recurrent aspirations. …”
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Spontaneous Nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa Meningitis Presenting as Trismus by C. J. Parr, J. Wheeler, A. Sharma, C. Smith

“…The patient was initially admitted for ileus, developing neck stiffness and trismus on the thirteenth day of admission. …”
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Nebulized dexmedetomidine in the treatment of obstetric post-dural puncture headache: two case reports by Jeffrey Thomas, Leonard J. Soloniuk, Chris Mehdizadeh, Peter Cheng, Ashish Sinha

“…PDPH is hypothesized to result from cerebrospinal fluid leakage through a dural puncture, triggering symptoms like neck stiffness and subjective hearing changes. While conservative measures are common for treatment, more refractory cases may require invasive interventions such as an epidural blood patch (EBP). …”
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Recurrent CSF Rhinorrhea Misdiagnosed as Chronic Allergic Rhinitis with Subsequent Development of Bacterial Meningitis by Michael T. Ulrich, Lawrence K. Loo, Michael B. Ing

“…A 36-year-old African American female with significant medical history of obesity and hypertension presented to the emergency department with headache, altered level of consciousness, fever, and neck stiffness. Previously, the patient was diagnosed with chronic allergic sinusitis by multiple providers. …”
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Tetanus Complicated by Dysautonomia: A Case Report and Review of Management by Nishant Sharma, Si Li, Metlapalli Venkata Sravanthi, Dan Kazmierski, Yichen Wang, Amit Sharma, Pragya Dhaubhadel

“…A 20-year-old unvaccinated female presented with neck stiffness and diffuse muscle spasms following a laceration sustained 3 weeks prior. …”
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Tuberculosis menace: a case report of disseminated tuberculosis presenting as tubercular meningitis and long-segment cervical tuberculous myelitis in a 32-year-old man from rural I... by Saket Satyasham Toshniwal, Jiwan S. Kinkar, Amit Toshniwal, Anshul Sood, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya

“…The patient presented with symptoms of fever, headache, neck stiffness, and gradual weakness in all four limbs. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report and Management of Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis by Gulsen Akkoc, Eda Kepenekli Kadayifci, Ayse Karaaslan, Serkan Atici, Nurhayat Yakut, Sevliya Ocal Demir, Ahmet Soysal, Mustafa Bakir

“…Herein, we describe a seven-year-old boy with EBV encephalitis who presented with prolonged fever, exudative pharyngitis, reduced consciousness, and neck stiffness. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed contrast enhancement in the bilateral insular cortex and the right hypothalamus. …”
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A study on Bacterial Infections Associated with Central Nervous System in Pakistani Population by Muneeba Afzal, Hamza Altaf, Tayyaba Faiz, Samra Mannan

“…Common symptoms included headache, nausea, neck stiffness, fever, seizures, and photosensitivity. …”
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Trends in Clinico-radiological and Laboratory Characteristics of All-Cause Meningoencephalitis in Western Rajasthan by Ravi Krishna Kanth, Samhita Panda, Sarbesh Tiwari, Taruna Yadav, Gopal Krishana Bohra, Ravi Shekar Gadepalli

“…Fever, altered sensorium, speech disturbances, neck stiffness, albumin, total leukocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, kidney and liver function tests showed significant association with mortality. …”
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Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study by Mehjabin, Shiji Joseph, Arun Ravi, Kalyani Pillai

“…Among the meningeal signs, the Johny Vincent sign and neck stiffness showed better sensitivity, while Kernig’s sign was the most specific. …”
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Case report: A case report and literature review on the efficacy of high-dose aumolertinib combined intrathecal pemetrexed by Ommaya reservoir for EGFR-mutated NSCLC with leptomeni... by Maoxi Zhong, Maoxi Zhong, Maoxi Zhong, Li Zhou, Li Zhou, Li Zhou, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Chuan Chen, Chuan Chen, Chuan Chen, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Xiaoping Huang, Yi Liu, Yi Liu, Yi Liu

“…This case highlights the positive impact of high-dose aumolertinib combined with intrathecal pemetrexed on NSCLC patients presenting with severe meningeal symptoms as the initial manifestation, offering a viable therapeutic approach for managing severe meningeal symptoms associated with LM, such as headache, nausea, neck stiffness, and vomiting.…”
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Myelitis associated with glial fibrillary acidic protein IgG: characterization and comparison with aquaporin-4 IgG and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein IgG myelitis by Yinyin Xie, Wanwan Zhang, Aoya Han, Wenlin Sun, Xinru Zhou, Yi Xie, Yunqing Ma, Yajun Lian, Cui Wang, Nanchang Xie

“…Features favoring GFAP-IgG over the other types included presence of fever and neck stiffness, requirement of intensive care and mechanical ventilation, higher monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), presence of hyponatremia, markedly elevated CSF leukocyte counts, increased CSF total protein levels, and decreased CSF glucose levels. …”
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