TABLE 25-2. COMPLICATIONS OF PURULENT MENINGITIS
- Cerebral edema (may lead to herniation)
- Vasculitis
- Arteritis (stroke)
- Cortical venous thrombosis (stroke, seizures)
- Venous sinus thrombosis (increased intracranial pressure)
- Hydrocephalus
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Subdural effusion or empyema
- Disseminated intravascular clotting
- Lactic acidosis
- Inappropriate ADH secretion
- Diabetes insipidus
- Residual findings
- Cranial nerve palsies
- Mental retardation
- Seizures
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