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Meningism

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Definition: A condition characterized by neck stiffness, headache, and other symptoms suggestive of meningeal irritation, but without actual inflammation of the meninges (MENINGITIS). Spinal fluid pressure may be elevated but spinal fluid is normal. (DeJong, The Neurologic Examination, 4th ed, p673)      Other names Pseudomeningitis; Meningismus; Dupre Syndrome; Syndrome, Dupre's; Syndrome, Dupre; Reactions, Meningitis-Like; Reaction, Meningitis-Like; Pseudomeningitides; Meningitis-Like Reactions; Meningitis Like Reaction; Meningisms; Dupres Syndrome; Meningitis-Like Reaction; Dupre's Syndrome

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