Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

Your meninges play an important function in your body as part of the brain and spinal cord. What are the meninges? Read on to learn what they do, signs of meninges-related conditions, and more.

Your body's brain and spinal cord are surrounded by three layers of membranes known as the meninges. These protective membranes are vital for providing structural support, cushioning tissue ...

The brain and spinal cord are protected by bony structures — the skull and spinal column. Meninges are membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. There are three layers of meninges: ...

Share on Pinterest Yuliya Taba/Getty Images Meningitis is a swelling of the protective membranes around your brain or spinal cord (meninges). It can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi.

Now Salvador, Kipnis and their collaborators have determined that the meninges surrounding the spinal cord play an essential role in the immune response to spinal-cord injury. They discovered ...

Rammelkamp and Keefer 1 demonstrated that the meninges and the choroid plexus form a partial barrier against the passage of the drug from the blood stream into the spinal fluid, both in normal ...

Immunostaining indicated that LA-F was located in the parenchymal perivascular space and the meninges inside of CE-F in the ...

Besides being used for epilepsy, testing the CSF can help in the diagnosis of disorders of the central nervous system that may involve the brain, spinal cord, or their coverings (the meninges).

Your central nervous system, including your brain and spinal cord, controls nearly every bodily function. Besides cerebrospinal fluid—a clear, cushioning fluid—membranes called meninges help ...

It appears April 4 in Science. The researchers looked at T-regs in the protective layers that encase the brain and spinal cord in mice. Until now, scientists thought these tissue layers, called the ...