Meningitis and Encephalitis
A guide for patients and carers
Other Organisations that may be able to help
Action for Dysphasic Adults
1 Royal Street, London SE1 7LL
Tel: 0207 261 9572
(Information on support groups)
Brain & Spine Helpline
British Brain and Spine Foundation
7 Winchester House
Kennington Park, Cranmer Road, London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0800 328 5758
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
Hope Hospital
Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD
Tel: 0870 750 0000
(Information, research and support groups)
British Epilepsy Association
Anstey House
40 Hanover Square, Leeds LS3 1BE
Tel: 0800 30 90 30 freephone helpline
(Information, support and advice on epilepsy)
Disablement Income Group (DIG)
Unit 5, 19-23 Wedmore Street
London N19 4RR
Tel: 0207 263 3981
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disability Income Group Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disability Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 229 8632
(Advice on disability/community care)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 01792 783 438
(Fitness to drive)
Encephalitis Support Group
44a Market Place
Malton
North Yorkshire YO17 7LW
Tel: 01653 699 599
(Information, support, advice, research)
Hospice Information Service
St Christopher’s Hospice
51-59 Lawrie Park Road
Sydenham
London SE26 6DZ
Tel: 0208 778 9252
(Information on hospice and palliative care services in the UK and Ireland)
Meningitis Research Foundation
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol BS35 2BS
Tel: 080 8800 3344
(Information, research and support)
Meningitis Research Foundation (Northern Ireland)
71 Botanic Avenue
Belfast BT7 1JL
Tel: 028 9032 1283
(Information, support and research)
Meningitis Research Foundation (Scotland)
133 Gilmore Place
Edinburgh EH3 9PP
Tel: 0131 228 3322
(Information, research and support)
National Meningitis Trust
Fern House
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire GL5 3TJ
Tel: 0345 538 118 support line
(Information, support and advice)
National Society for Epilepsy
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 ORJ
Tel: 01494 601 300
(Offering medical support/counselling/information)
1 Royal Street, London SE1 7LL
Tel: 0207 261 9572
(Information on support groups)
Brain & Spine Helpline
British Brain and Spine Foundation
7 Winchester House
Kennington Park, Cranmer Road, London SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0800 328 5758
(Information and support on neurological disorders for patients, carers and health professionals)
Brain and Spinal Injury Charity (BASIC)
Hope Hospital
Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD
Tel: 0870 750 0000
(Information, research and support groups)
British Epilepsy Association
Anstey House
40 Hanover Square, Leeds LS3 1BE
Tel: 0800 30 90 30 freephone helpline
(Information, support and advice on epilepsy)
Disablement Income Group (DIG)
Unit 5, 19-23 Wedmore Street
London N19 4RR
Tel: 0207 263 3981
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disability Income Group Scotland
5 Quayside Street
Edinburgh EH6 6EJ
Tel: 0131 555 2811
(Welfare benefits advisory service)
Disability Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 229 8632
(Advice on disability/community care)
DVLA Drivers’ Medical Group
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea SA99 1TU
Tel: 01792 783 438
(Fitness to drive)
Encephalitis Support Group
44a Market Place
Malton
North Yorkshire YO17 7LW
Tel: 01653 699 599
(Information, support, advice, research)
Hospice Information Service
St Christopher’s Hospice
51-59 Lawrie Park Road
Sydenham
London SE26 6DZ
Tel: 0208 778 9252
(Information on hospice and palliative care services in the UK and Ireland)
Meningitis Research Foundation
Midland Way
Thornbury
Bristol BS35 2BS
Tel: 080 8800 3344
(Information, research and support)
Meningitis Research Foundation (Northern Ireland)
71 Botanic Avenue
Belfast BT7 1JL
Tel: 028 9032 1283
(Information, support and research)
Meningitis Research Foundation (Scotland)
133 Gilmore Place
Edinburgh EH3 9PP
Tel: 0131 228 3322
(Information, research and support)
National Meningitis Trust
Fern House
Bath Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire GL5 3TJ
Tel: 0345 538 118 support line
(Information, support and advice)
National Society for Epilepsy
Chalfont St Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire SL9 ORJ
Tel: 01494 601 300
(Offering medical support/counselling/information)
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