Acquired brain injury
Meningitis can cause an injury to the brain that has happened after birth
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
Meningitis can cause an injury to the brain that has happened after birth
Learning difficulties and behavioural problems can happen after meningitis, especially in babies and young children
Hearing loss is the most common after-effect of meningitis and can range from mild hearing loss through to profound deafness
Meningitis can be extremely traumatic and the emotional impact on individuals and families can be huge, whatever the outcome
Meningitis can damage the nerve responsible for sight (the optic nerve), resulting in partial loss of vision, or blindness