Meningitis

Treatment of meningitis must be under the continuous supervision of physicians, and include a complex of various measures. If the meningitis is bacterial, to combat this serious disease, use of antibiotics in large quantities. In viral meningitis used medicines that help to relieve the symptoms of the disease. After the disease are advised to undergo rehabilitation.

Restorative therapy is prescribed already during early recovery, is often recommended visiting the Spa facilities. It is important during the rehabilitation period to follow the right diet: eating small portions, 5-6 times a day. The diet should be fortified and to improve metabolism. Patients must adhere to a special drinking regime. A necessary condition of recovery is bed rest, proper sleep, lack of stress. Also effective are physiotherapy: electrophoresis, warming, water procedures, massages.

Contraindications:

Diseases of the nervous system infectious, vascular, traumatic, demyelinating nature in the acute period of the disease, as well as in any period when there are significant motor disorders (paralysis and deep cuts that impede independent movement), venous disorders and dysfunction of the gas bodies.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (expressed clinical signs).
Syringobulbia, syringomyelia, Parkinson's disease and other degenerative diseases, multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases of the nervous system in progradient for, with physical and pelvic disorders and dementia.
The consequences of injuries and diseases of the spinal cord:
a) a complete break of the spinal cord
b) traumatic cachexia
C) acute or chronic retention of urine, requiring catheterization of the bladder
g) chronic osteomyelitis requiring surgical intervention
d) severe renal dysfunction, urosepsis
e) drug dependence.
The consequences of injuries and diseases of the brain with considerable motor function disorders, with epileptic syndrome.
Diseases of the nervous system accompanied by mental disorders (psychoses denominated hypochondriacal, depressive, obssesive-compulsive disorders).
Epilepsy and epileptic syndrome with various forms of seizures.
Tumors of the nervous system.

Treatment Results

Meningitis is treatable if timely treatment. In most cases, it is possible to remove the inflammation and restore the disabled person.

The consequences of not treating

Neurological complications, impaired cerebral circulation, hearing loss, empyema is not a complete list.

Meningitis – inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. The most common cause of meningitis – a bacterial or viral infection. In addition, meningitis can develop after head trauma or as a complication of another disease (syphilis, tuberculosis).