Avoid Meningitis Mayhem: What You Need To Know

4. Complications

Compilations of meningitis can be severe; however, even people with severe cases can make a full recovery if they are treated immediately. The longer a person waits to seek treatment, the greater the risk of permanent neurological damage. Complications may include memory and hearing loss, learning disabilities, kidney failure, brain damage, shock, seizures, difficulty walking, and death. Meningitis may also cause disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC, which is a blood-clotting disorder, and Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, or SIADH, which causes a fluid buildup.