Pneumococcal meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis: Introduction

Pneumococcal meningitis: Pneumococcal meningitis is an inflammation or infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (also called pneumococcus). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pneumococcal meningitis is available below.

Symptoms of Pneumococcal meningitis

• Fever
• Headache
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Seizures
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pneumococcal meningitis:

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Pneumococcal meningitis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Pneumococcal meningitis:

• Hydrocephalus
• Subdural accumulation of fluid
• Deafness
• Paralysis of various muscles
• Mental retardation
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Pneumococcal meningitis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pneumococcal meningitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Pneumococcal meningitis
• Failure to diagnose Pneumococcal meningitis
• Hidden causes of Pneumococcal meningitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Pneumococcal meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

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Pneumococcal meningitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Pneumococcal meningitis

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MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these...read more »

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Pneumococcal meningitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Pneumococcal meningitis: Rare Types

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• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Pneumococcal meningitis

• Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of meningitis in adults, and the second most common cause of meningitis in children older than age 6
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Pneumococcal meningitis:

• Underlying causes of Pneumococcal meningitis
• Pneumococcal meningitis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pneumococcal meningitis as a symptom

Treatments for Pneumococcal meningitis

• Antibiotic therapy should be started as soon as possible. Ceftriaxone is one of the most commonly used antibiotics. If antibiotic resistance is suspected, vancomycin or rifampin are used. Sometimes systemic corticosteroids may be used, especially in children
• more treatments...»

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Pneumococcal meningitis

Medical research articles related to Pneumococcal meningitis include:

• Effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal meningitis.
• Corticosteroids and mortality in children with bacterial meningitis.
• Dexamethasone in Meningitis
• Diagnostic utility of rapid immunochromatographic urine antigen testing in suspected pneumococcal infections
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Bacterial meningitis
• Cost-effectiveness of vaccinating for invasive pneumococcal disease in the elderly in the Lazio region of Italy
• more research...»

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Videos for Pneumococcal meningitis

Patient Surveys for Pneumococcal meningitis

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Prognosis for Pneumococcal meningitis

Prognosis for Pneumococcal meningitis: With early treatment, the outcome is better. However, 20% of people who contract this disease will die of it and 50% will have serious long-term complications.

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Reseach about Pneumococcal meningitis

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Clinical Trials for Pneumococcal meningitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pneumococcal meningitis include:

• Vancomycin Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid During Pneumococcal Meningitis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study Evaluating Pneumococcal Meningitis in the Paediatric Population in Spain Four Years After the Marketing of Prevenar. - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Prevention of Pneumococcal meningitis

Prevention information for Pneumococcal meningitis has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Pneumococcal meningitis.

• Polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine - older vaccine; not for under 2 years.
• Conjugate pneumococcal vaccine - newer vaccine that works for infants.
• more preventions...»

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Statistics for Pneumococcal meningitis

• Medical statistics for Pneumococcal meningitis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Pneumococcal meningitis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Pneumococcal meningitis
• Society statistics for Pneumococcal meningitis

Pneumococcal meningitis: Broader Related Topics

• Meningitis
• Bacterial meningitis
• Pneumococcus
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Pneumococcal meningitis

Stories from Users Related to Pneumococcal meningitis

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Definitions of Pneumococcal meningitis:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Pneumococcal meningitis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet