Although her meningitis was cleared, the effects of the shunt that was fitted when she was six years-old remain to this day. Her condition is still monitored by The Walton Centre. Chloe said ...

If left untreated, it can be fatal. Chloe was given antibiotics to treat the viral infection and was fitted with a shunt two weeks later to help drain the fluid that was building up in her brain. She ...

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is difficult to diagnose ... shorter duration of illness before presentation to hospital, and fewer CSF leukocytes – this suggests that mycobacterial genotype ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination is essential for diagnosing various neurological diseases, said consultant neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad. “These include central ...

She certainly didn't think that months later, she'd be fighting to get help with her recovery from meningitis ... Doctors had to put in an internal shunt to relieve the pressure on her brain.

She certainly didn't think that months later, she'd be fighting to get help with her recovery from meningitis. Brenda, 65, and her husband Garry Herback had ... Doctors had to put in an internal shunt ...