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.

More information: Sara Goltash et al, An optogenetic mouse model of hindlimb spasticity after spinal cord injury, ...

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.

In their recent research, Salvador, Kipnis and collaborators determined that the meninges surrounding the spinal cord play an essential role in the immune response to spinal-cord injury.

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 ...

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, for ...

Your spinal cord is a glistening white bundle of nerves, which runs from your brain down a canal in your backbone. It's roughly 40cm long and about as wide as your thumb for most of its length.

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 ...

The meninges are tough layers of tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord to help protect them. There are 3 layers of tissue that comprise the meninges. In epidural anesthesia, narcotics ...

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).