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Meningitis and Encephalitis
A guide for patients and carers
Introduction
Written by Dr Robert Grant, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital NHS Trust, Edinburgh, with contributions from Professor Peter Kennedy, Head of Department, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital NHS Trust, Glasgow.
This booklet is intended to provide some general information about meningitis and encephalitis. It has been written to answer some of the questions often asked by people who have had meningitis or encephalitis, as well as their families and carers.
However, because these conditions affect each person differently, it is important that you speak to your own GP or to the doctor or nurse who is looking after you, since they are in a position to offer advice and information to meet your own specific needs.
Note: Words printed in bold are explained in the glossary.
However, because these conditions affect each person differently, it is important that you speak to your own GP or to the doctor or nurse who is looking after you, since they are in a position to offer advice and information to meet your own specific needs.
Note: Words printed in bold are explained in the glossary.
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Contents
- Introduction
- What is meningitis?
- What is encephalitis?
- What are the symptoms?
- Tests used to diagnose meningitis and encaphilitis
- Other problems that can be confused with meningitis and encaphilitis
- Treatment of meningitis
- Treatment of encaphalitis
- How well do people respond to treatment?
- Other help available to patients and carers
- Getting back to normal
- Things to be avoided
- Some do's and don'ts
- Summary
- Other Organisations that may be able to help
