Long-term outcomes of childhood meningitis.
Meningitis and meningococcal disease remain a major source of anxiety to paediatricians and parents alike. Survival rates have improved with rapid diagnosis and appropriate management. However, survivors remain at risk of long-term neurodevelopmental sequelae.
Fellick
J M
JM
Child Development Centre, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral CH49 5PE.
Thomson
A P J
AP
D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D017741:Survivors