1. Clinical pictures & complication
of meningitis
By
Amin Abusallamah

2. Clinical pictures of meningitis
• The clinical pictures of meningitis are similar
for both bacterial and viral forms of the
disease. Children, adults and older children
typically experience
• Fever and chills
• Headache
• Vomiting

3. Cont…
• Stiff neck (patient may not be able
to curl up in bed)
• Irritability and drowsiness
• Eyes that are sensitive to light

4. Cont…
• Delirium & confusion (uncommon)
• Seizures (rare
• Coma (rare)

5. in infants and young children
• Whimpering and crying in a high-
pitched tone
• Difficulty in waking and very
lethargic when awake
• Having a high fever and cold hands
and feet

6. Cont…
• Refusing food
• Vomiting
• Appearing pale

7. Complications Of Meningitis
• Disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC; blood-clotting
disorder)
• Encephalitis
• Persistent fever
• Seizures

8. Cont…
• brain damage
• Behavioral and personality changes
• Vision loss (partial or total)
• Cerebral palsy

9. Cont…
• Hearing loss (partial or total)
• Learning disabilities or mental
retardation
• Paralysis (partial or total)
• Speech loss (partial or total)

10. Cont…
• Severe bacterial meningitis also may cause the
head and heels to bend backward and the
body to bow forward (called opisthotonos),
coma, and death.
• Newborns and young children may develop
heart, liver, intestinal problems, or malformed
limbs.

11. Thank you