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1. Meningitis : Complications  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Brain damage; Hearing loss or deafness; Hydrocephalus; Loss of vision.• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
2. Meningitis  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Meningitis is a potentially fatal inflammation of the meninges, the thin, membranous covering of the brain and the spinal cord. Meningitis is most commonly caused by infection by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, although it can also be caused by bleed...• Author: Mai Tran, Rebecca J. Frey PhD

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3. Meningitis - Complications -- Mayo Clinic
The complications of meningitis can be severe. Non-neurologic complications may include kidney and adrenal gland failure. Meningitis is an infection of membranes and fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=3219AFB2-F322-4AEB-9EE4A9B6657E6F...
4. eMedicine - Meningitis : Article by Marjorie Lazoff, MD
Treat systemic complications of acute bacterial meningitis: Chronic symptoms lasting longer than 1 week suggest meningitis caused by some viruses as well as tuberculosis, syphilis, fungi (especially cryptococci), and carcinomatous meningitis.
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic309.htm
5. Meningitis - DrGreene.com
Spinal meningitis, Bacterial meningitis Introduction: IV fluids and other medications may be needed to reduce inflammation and prevent or treat any complications. ) but a few get very sick (pneumococcus causes meningitis in about 3 per 100,000...
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