What are the long-term effects of bacterial meningitis?

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After a person had bacterial meningitis and survived after being treated at the hospital, what are the known long-term effects from it? I know hearing loss is one of them, but what are others?
Important to know...

"Severe illness (such as meningitis) during the first years of life, physical trauma and severe dehydration can cause brain injury and result in Cerebral Palsy."

I pasted this quote directly from the WebMD page...

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/65/72622.htm

Another possible effect is that your eyes become super-sensite to light.

Here is another great page about meningitis in general...

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/6/1680_53583.htm

These are symptoms, some being long-term effects (such as paralysis)...

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/6/1680_53586.htm



I just did a search for you and this page came up. webmd is a great resource...I use it all the time.

Good to know:
Dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol, and Solurex).
Mannitol (Osmitrol).
These medications reduce inflammation in the brain tissues from meningitis, which may lower the risk of developing short-term complications such as seizures and long-term complications such as hearing loss.

I found that out here:

http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/aa36138.asp

God Bless, Joe  (+ info)

Child has neonatal meningitis but then develops normally for a year, is there still a risk of brain damage?

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Little girl in India spent her first month of life in the hospital with meningitis, jaundice and sepsis. Now, a year later, she shows no sign of brain damage, has normal brain scans (CT and MRI) and has met all developmental milestones. How significant is the chance that she will later develop problems from this early illness?
Unfortunately, you are not going to know for sure until the child grows up. Subtle brain damage is hard to detect until child gets older.  (+ info)

how does Meningococcal meningitis affect the body to cause the symptoms?

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hello my question is exactly the what the headline says. i want to no how the bacteria that causes Meningococcal meningitis makes us have the symtoms associated with it. NO THE VIRUS VERSION THE BACTERIA VERSION.
The nasopharynx is the portal of entry through which the bacteria attach with the help of the pili to the epithelial cells of the mucosa . The organism may form part of the nasal flora without producing any symptoms otherwise they may disseminate from the nasal mucosa into the blood stream producing symptoms of like an upper respiratory tract infection . Fulminant meningococcemia later ensues characterised by high fever , hemorrhagic rash , there may be formation of disseminated intravascular coagulation and circulatory collapse ( waterhouse - friderishchen syndrome )

Meningitis is the most common complication of meningococcemia . It begins with headache , vomiting and stiff neck , and progresses to coma in a few hours .

During meningococcemia there is thrombosis of many blood vessels of many organs with perivascular infiltration and petechial hemorrhages . There may be interstitial myocarditis , arthritis , and skin lesion because of this . In meningitis the meninges is acutely inflamed with thrombosis of blood vessels and exudation of polymorphonuclear cells , so the surface of the brain is covered with a thick purulent exufate .  (+ info)

In NYC, is it mandatory to get the Meningitis shot before entering college?

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I am entering college in the Spring (living off campus), and I was told that I need to get the Meningitis shot before I start classes. Is this a requirement or a choice?
I'm pretty sure you can opt out of it. I recall signing a paper that I was refusing the vaccine so unless something changed in the past few years you can probably refuse. Your school can tell you what the policy is.  (+ info)

what are the possibilities my new born catching spinal meningitis through my husband genetics?

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My new born baby feels a little hot like sort of a fever and I he's only two weeks old. Anyways, my husband caught spinal meningitis when he was a new born at two weeks old. My question is basically, what are the odds of my new born baby catching the same sickness as my husband did when he was two weeks old. Because im woundering does it have anything to do with genetics, can he possibly catch the same sickness as my husband. PLEASE ANSWER im very worried.
It is not genetic. He can not catch it from his father having it a newborn  (+ info)

If I had Spinal Meningitis Haemophilus Influenzae type B when I was an infant do I have anythin to worry about?

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When I was around 18 months I had Spinal Meningitiss Haemophilus influenzae type B. They told my mother that I could possibly suffer from hearing and/or vision loss from the antibiotics used in during my treatment. I am now 22 years old and have not encountered any problems regarding this matter. The spinal meningitis I had was in fact bacterial. I was more just wondering if and when these hearing and/or vision loss could take place, if ever.
Meningitis causes brain damage and with that come loss of hearing and loss of sight which are actually quite minor side effects from meningitis when you consider all the other problems that people have once they have over come the disease.
If you were going to lose your hearing or sight it happens in hospital while you are being treated and not years down the track so to answer your question you are never going to be deaf or blind unless you end up with another illness that could cause these things.

Im am very happy you survived un like so many thousand of other people who don't and if they do there left with very serious illnesses including blindness, deafness, seizures, autism, cerebral palsy, loss of limbs, loss of Speech, inability to walk and in some cases even move.
The list goes on and on.
You should be very happy and proud of yourself that you are okay and thank you mum everyday because it was her the noticed the symptoms and got you the treatment that saved your life.  (+ info)

How in the world is meningitis spread?

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I just recently heard of a new vaccine called Menactra to protect kids and teenagers from a disease called meningitis. My only question is, how is meningitis spread? I know it can be spread by sharing a drink, having a kiss, etc... but how? If two people were kissing, does one have to have meningitis for the other to get it? Or is it something that you... just get? Like a sore throat?
Meningitis is caused by a virus, so to infect in needs to enter through the mouth or nose. It's spread just like the flu is. It is contagious, but there is a vaccine. If one of the people that were kissing had it, then most likely he or she gave it to whoever he kissed. You wouldn't kiss anyone with the flu right? But meningitis is way worse, and you should avoid people that have it. You have to be infected to get it.

There is also bacterial meningitis.  (+ info)

How can inmates catch meningococcal meningitis?

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There have been reports in Iran that many detainees who have been arrested in post-election violence are suffering from meningococcal meningitis and several of them have already died of the disease. I was wondering if anyone knows how they can catch this disease. Has there been similar situations in prisons of other countries? How can they be treated and how grave this situation is?
http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/about/faq.html  (+ info)

Can a sinus infection really lead to meningitis?

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I have been sick with what seems to be a sinus infection for a couple months. Someone I work with recently told me that having a sinus infection for too long can lead to having meningitis. Is this true?
it is very true. sinus infections can spread to the eye socket. mastoid bone behind the ear, middle ear cavity, and to the meninges covering the brain. the bacteria responsible for this are often haemophilus influenza, moraxella catarrhalis and streptococcus pneumonia. sometimes, staphylococcus aureus can also be involved. good idea to get it treated.  (+ info)

What are some side-effects to the meningitis vaccine?

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I got vaccinated for meningitis yesterday. Today I woke up, ripped off the Band-Aid, and saw that the injection site is red, itchy, hard, and hot. Is this normal?
I got it yesterday, too! What a coincidence! They gave me some paperwork on it and it says half the people who get it have "mild side effects, such as redness or pain where the shot was given." I don't think it's an issue...if you have trouble breathing, or hives, or a serious allergic reaction.
But if you're really worried about it, call them!
Personally, I couldn't sleep on my side last night, my arm hurt so much. :D  (+ info)

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