Encephalitis is basically meninges of the brain. I have had encephalitis and meningitis. Encephalitis and meningitis was extremely painful for me. I had the worst headache of my life and my back and...
the system of membranes which envelops the central nervous system. The meninges consist of three layers: the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater, which is the closest to the cortex....
The dura mater in the brain is fused to the periosteum vs in the spinal cord the epidural space is in between the dura mater and the intervertebral canal.