E mafai foi ona mafua mai i le tele o faʻamaʻi pipisi, e pei o le sarcoidosis (lea e taʻua o le neurosarcoidosis), faʻamaʻi o le tino e pei o le systemic lupus erythematosus, ma nisi ituaiga o vasculitis (faʻamaʻi pipisi o le puipui o le toto toto), e pei o le Behçet's disease. Epidermoid cysts ma dermoid cysts e mafai ona mafua ai le meningitis e ala i le faʻasaʻolotoina o mea faʻaleagaina i totonu o le subarachnoid space. E seasea ona mafua ai le migraine, ae e masani lava ona tupu lenei faʻamaʻi pe a faʻateʻaina isi mafuaʻaga. Fesili: Faʻafefea ona tupu le meningitis?
o se taunuuga o le tele o mafuaaga e lē o ni faamaʻi pipisi: o le salalau atu o le kanesa i le meninges (malignant po o le neoplastic meningitis) ma nisi o vailaau (aemaise lava vailaau anti- inflammatory non- steroidal, fualaau oona ma immunoglobulins intravenous)