What are the symptoms of meningitis

There are meninges and cerebrospinal meninges in our brain. If these membranes are infected, they will easily become inflamed, which is called meningitis. Meningitis can cause obvious symptoms such as fever, confusion, and vomiting.

What are the symptoms of meningitis?

1. High fever (>40℃), stiff neck, severe headache, loss of appetite, unconsciousness, vomiting, convulsions, fatigue, drowsiness, sensitivity to light, small blood spots on the skin, and skin rash.

Experts warn that these symptoms of meningitis are similar to those of colds, which often lead to misdiagnosis. Symptoms of meningitis may change within one to two days, and some may become life-threatening within hours.

2. In infants and newborns, high fever, headache, and stiff neck are not typical symptoms, and sometimes low temperature may occur instead.

Experts warn that infants and young children with meningitis usually have sharp and continuous crying, unusual drowsiness, poor appetite, extreme sensitivity, and some have swollen fontanelles.

3. In the elderly, the above symptoms may or may not appear, but they may show latent symptoms such as confusion and dullness.

4. Severe bacterial meningitis may also cause symptoms such as shock, coma or convulsions {similar to epilepsy}.

5. Based on long-term clinical experience, brain experts have concluded that when suffering from meningitis, purulent exudate can easily block narrow channels or cause adhesions, causing cerebrospinal circulation disorders and producing hydrocephalus. It is common in patients who are treated improperly or too late, especially in newborns and infants. Adhesive arachnoiditis often occurs in the foramen magnum, which can obstruct the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid; or adhesions formed by ventricular meningitis are common causes of obstructive hydrocephalus. This symptom can cause great harm to the patient.