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Signs and symptoms of meningitis

neonatal symptoms-1
:A-early symptoms
.lethargy -
.muscle hypotonia -
.irritability -
.poor feeding -
.vomiting -
.hyperthermia or hypothermia -
.dyspnea -
:B-late symptoms
.fontanelle bulging -
.high pitched crying -
:children and adults symptoms-2
.fever -
.headache -
.neck stiffness -
.photophobia -
.nausea and vomiting -
.malaise -
.seizures -
.Alterad mental status -
.possibly cranial nerve palsies -
.myalgia -
:signs meningitis
.kernig sign -
.brudzinski sign -
.jolt accentuation -
.neck stiffness -
.fever -
.hypotension -
.tachycardia -
.papilledema -
.Petechiae skin rash -
.behavioral changes -
.bulging and redness of tympanic membrane -

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