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Spinal meningitis
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Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Common |
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What are the tests for spinal meningitis?
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What are good treatments for spinal meningitis?
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How can spinal meningitis affect older adults?
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What are the earliest symptoms of spinal meningitis?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is spinal meningitis common? It seems really scary.
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What can be permanent damage caused by spinal meningitis?
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Where can i go to learn more about spinal meningitis treatment?
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A 34-year old asked:
Spinal meningitis my sister was diagnosed. Which kind is dangerous?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can spinal meningitis affect your speech pattern or give you a different accent?
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Long term effects of spinal meningitis?
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A 27-year old asked:
Can mastoiditis lead to spinal meningitis?
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Could an abscess of the tonsills lead to spinal meningitis?
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Why can spinal meningitis cause hearing loss?
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Could a 16 year of get deaf from spinal meningitis?
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A 42-year old asked:
Will an abscess of the tonsils lead to spinal meningitis?
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Could an abscess of the tonsils lead to spinal meningitis?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can spinal meningitis affect sperm count or produce infertility?
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A 60-year old male asked:
I've recently received an epidural steroid injection. In light of recent news should I be e worried about spinal meningitis?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I had spinal meningitis at 18 months, and neurological testing at age 4 only indicated ADHD, can it give you a susceptibility to migraines and/or pain?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Hubby small avm ruptured-caused diplopia. 3 neurosurgeons haven't linked infant spinal meningitis & plan radiosurgery . Should spinal tap been given?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do you test for meningitis? Spinal tap?
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A 34-year old asked:
I am having decompression surgery for Chiari Type I soon. I am curious whether the pain is similar to spinal tap, or bacterial meningitis?
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A 33-year old asked:
Does my husband need to be tested for meningitis with a spinal tap if they suspect it?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I have had numerous spinal steriod injections in my thoracic spin this summer I had a fever of 104for four days i'm kind of afraid of the meningitis thing and I live in Ohio where they are contacting patients should I be worried?
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A female asked:
1 1/2 years ago I got really bad headaches and all the symptoms of meningitis. So did my 21 year old Daughter no tap. Beginning of this year started with small headaches.Now I have had severe headaches stiff sore neck no fever.had spinal tap not meningiti
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A 41-year old asked:
Can spinal menigitis be diagnosed as pneumonia?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If you have spinal menigitis can you touch your chin to your chest?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I had spinal menigitis when I was born, is it possible to have it again?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I think I might have had contact with someone that had spinal menegitis, how long after exposure will I get symptoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you please discuss the incubation period of bacterial spinal menigitis?
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