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What Does A Meningitis Sinus Headache Feel Like?
Symptoms usually come on quickly, and may include:
- Fever and chills
Mental status changes - Nausea and vomiting
- Sensitivity to light (
photophobia ) - Severe headache
- Stiff neck (meningismus)
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
Agitation Bulging fontanelles Decreased consciousness - Poor feeding or irritability in children
- Rapid breathing
- Unusual posture, with the head and neck arched backwards (
opisthotonos )
Meningitis is an important cause of fever in children and newborns.
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