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After-effects of meningitis

For those who survive meningitis, after-effects will vary. Although many people will make a good recovery, others will be left with disabling after-effects. Regardless of the outcome, the impact of the disease is huge, changing lives forever

  • After-effects of meningitis
  • Acquired brain injury
  • Hearing loss
  • Emotional changes
  • Learning and behavioural changes
  • Sight problems
  • Meningitis Now Young Ambassador Louise

    Acquired brain injury

    Meningitis can cause an injury to the brain that has happened after birth

  • Tyler G meningitis case study

    Learning and behavioural changes

    Learning difficulties and behavioural problems can happen after meningitis, especially in babies and young children

  • Thomas meningitis case study - after-effects - hearing loss

    Hearing loss

    Hearing loss is the most common after-effect of meningitis and can range from mild hearing loss through to profound deafness

  • Meningitis Now Young Ambassador day - Isa

    Emotional changes

    Meningitis can be extremely traumatic and the emotional impact on individuals and families can be huge, whatever the outcome

  • Amanda-Jayne viral meningitis case study

    Sight problems

    Meningitis can damage the nerve responsible for sight (the optic nerve), resulting in partial loss of vision, or blindness

Our vision is a future where no one in the UK loses their life to meningitis and everyone affected gets the support they need to rebuild their lives.

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