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.
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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 |
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 |