Meningitis treatment
Treatment is carried out only in a hospital (you should call a doctor if you have any meningitis symptoms). As bacterial meningitis (especially caused by meningococcus) can lead to death within a few hours, there should be urgent medical attention. Wanton temperature increase in the body in children under 2 years required immediate full medical examination, especially if the child is becoming more and more irritable or unusually sleepy, refuses to eat, if he is vomiting, cramps or stiff neck develops.
If the treatment started immediately, death occurs only in 10% of patients with bacterial meningitis. After treatment the patients should be supervised by neurologist.
Convalescent needed to avoid unnecessary physical and emotional pressures, prolonged sun exposure, excess fluid admission, limit the amount of salt, to exclude the use of alcohol.
