After Affects of Meningitis and/or Sepsis
Meningitis and/or Sepsis can lead to lifelong complications. Below are just a few. Please speak to your health care provider if you have had meningitis and experience any of the problems listed below and please talk to them about prevention.
You can get meningitis more than once.
Amputations of limbs
Depression
Brain damage
Paralysis
Severe Skin Damage and scaring needing skin grafts
Severe facial damage requiring reconstruction surgery
Kidney Problems sometimes resulting in organ transplant
Adrenal damage
Development of Nero muscular diseases
Digestive Problems
Stunted Bone Growth and growth plate damages
Epilepsy
Jaw and dental damage
Depression
Brain damage
Paralysis
Severe Skin Damage and scaring needing skin grafts
Severe facial damage requiring reconstruction surgery
Kidney Problems sometimes resulting in organ transplant
Adrenal damage
Development of Nero muscular diseases
Digestive Problems
Stunted Bone Growth and growth plate damages
Epilepsy
Jaw and dental damage
General tiredness
Giddiness
Bouts of aggression
Recurring headaches/severe migraines
Balance problems
Mood swings
Difficulty in concentration
Violent temper tantrums
Deafness
Short-term memory lapses
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
Joint soreness/stiffness Clumsiness
Eyesight difficulties/blindness
Giddiness
Bouts of aggression
Recurring headaches/severe migraines
Balance problems
Mood swings
Difficulty in concentration
Violent temper tantrums
Deafness
Short-term memory lapses
Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
Joint soreness/stiffness Clumsiness
Eyesight difficulties/blindness