Meningorrhagia

Meningorrhagia is a serious medical condition involving bleeding in or around the protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord, a condition that requires immediate medical attention and can have life-threatening consequences.

What Is Meningorrhagia?

Meningorrhagia is a medical term that describes hemorrhage (bleeding) into or beneath the meninges, which are the protective membranes that surround your brain and spinal cord^[1]. The term comes from combining “meningo-” (referring to the meninges) and the Greek word meaning “to burst forth.”

This bleeding can occur in two main locations: within the cerebral meninges (the membranes covering the brain) or within the spinal meninges (the membranes covering the spinal cord)^[1]. The meninges serve as a crucial protective barrier for your central nervous system, and any bleeding in this area can put pressure on these delicate structures and interfere with their normal function.

The condition is also referred to as meningorrhea, which describes an effusion (abnormal collection) of blood between or upon the meninges^[7].

• Brain (cerebral meninges)
• Spinal cord (spinal meninges)
• Central nervous system

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