Bulging fontanelles - Increased head circumference
Lethargy - Persistent fever
Seizures Separated sutures - Vomiting
- Weakness
Signs and tests
There is often a recent history of bacterial meningitis. Tests include:
CT scan of the head MRI scan of the head -
Ultrasound of the head
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Subdural effusion Treatment
Review Date: 09/13/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of
Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology,
Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD,
MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
