Meanings of meningeal irritation in English

Brain MRI showed a meningeal irritation consistent with viral meningitis.

Her physical examination showed absence of focal neurological and meningeal irritation signs, although responsiveness was slightly impaired.

Headache was often accompanied by signs and symptoms of meningeal irritation leading to performance of a lumbar puncture in nine patients.

Objective: To develop a diagnostic decision rule based on clinical features to predict the risk of bacterial meningitis in children with signs of meningeal irritation.