The meninges are layers of connective tissue that surround the BRAIN and SPINAL CORD; the singular noun is meninx. Around the brain are three layers: the DURA MATER (Latin, hard mother) is a relatively thick, tough but flexible layer of connective...

The meninges are a series of three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord that act to protect and partition the central nervous system (CNS). The membranes comprising the meninges are the dura mater, arachnoid layer, and the pia mater. In...

The collective term used to describe the layer of three membranes surrounding the brain and the spinal cord. The outermost and toughest membrane is the dura mater, the middle membrane is known as the arachnoid and the innermost membrane is known as the...

The meninges (singular meninx) is the system of membranes which envelope the central nervous system. The meninges consist of three layers: the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. The primary function of the meninges and of the...

AirTran Airways officials have contacted passengers from two flights after a teenager, who traveled from Orlando, Fla., to Wichita, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, an official for the airline said.The girl, whose identity wasn't released, traveled Saturday from Orlando to Atlanta on flight 862 and...

A new meningitis vaccine offers hope to end devastating epidemics that have plagued West Africa the last century, according to recent studies. The new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease and seen primarily in Africa.It was developed by the Meningitis...

More than 80 people in three states may be at risk for meningitis after coming into contact with a University of New Hampshire student who died of the illness this week, health officials said.The warning came amid another meningitis scare that shut down schools Thursday...