What is aseptic meningitis?

Aseptic meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord. This type of meningitis may be referred to as chemical meningitis, which is a complication from a neurosurgical procedure.

How do members experience aseptic meningitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with aseptic meningitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for aseptic meningitis*

Who has aseptic meningitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 1
40s 9
50s 4
60s 5
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 21

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What is aseptic meningitis?

Aseptic meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord. This type of meningitis may be referred to as chemical meningitis, which is a complication from a neurosurgical procedure.



Common symptoms reported by people with aseptic meningitis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for aseptic meningitis

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Compare treatments taken by people with aseptic meningitis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have aseptic meningitis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with aseptic meningitis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has aseptic meningitis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 4 say aseptic meningitis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 1
40s 9
50s 4
60s 5
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 21

These charts show data from aseptic meningitis patients who have completed their condition history
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