Meningitis : Complications
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Brain damage; Hearing loss or deafness; Hydrocephalus; Loss of vision.
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The long-term outlook for children who develop bacterial meningitis varies significantly. The outcome depends on the child's age, the bacteria causing the infection, complications, and the treatment the child receives. The complications of bacteri...
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Viral meningitis is the least severe type of meningitis, and patients usually recover with no long-term effects from the infection. Bacterial infections, however, are much more severe, and progress rapidly. Without very rapid treatment with the ap...
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Viral meningitis is the least severe type, and persons usually recover with no long-term effects from the infection. Bacterial infections, however, are much more severe, and rapidly progress. Without very rapid treatment with the appropriate antib...
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The prognosis for encephalitis varies. Some cases are mild, short and relatively benign and patients have full recovery. Other cases are severe, and permanent impairment or death is possible. The acute phase of encephalitis may last for one to two...
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Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound. Sound can be accurately measured.
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Hearing begins in the womb- pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds.
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Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears. There are three types of hearing impairment that occur in young children: conductive hearing loss, a usually temporary interference with the reception of sound from the outer ear to the middle or inner ear sensorineural hearing impairment, a permanent abnormality of the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the auditory center of the brain mixed hearing impairment, a combination of conductive and sensorineural impairments Hearing impairments also are classified as prelingual (occurring before a child learns to speak) and post-lingual (occurring after the child has acquired language).
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Hydrocephalus is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, leading to their enlargement and swelling.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities, called ventricles, within the brain, which is caused by an abnormally large accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ). Hydrocephalus is the result of an imbalance between the formation and drainage of CSF.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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The word hydrocephalus derives from the Greek words hydro , meaning water, and cephalus , meaning head. Hydrocephalus is the result of the excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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Term describing a condition in which fluid collects inside the skull. Hydrocephalus, which means literally " water on the brain, " is a condition in which excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects inside the skull.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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