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Fact sheets

Our fact sheets provide in-depth information about meningitis and septicaemia, vaccines, after-effects and many more related topics

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Types of meningitis

  • Viral meningitis 
  • Meningococcal 
  • Pneumococcal
  • TB 
  • Neonatal 

Meningitis vaccines

  • Vaccines 

After-effects of meningitis

  • Hearing loss and tinnitus after meningitis
  • Problems with balance after meningitis
  • Learning and development 

Acquired brain injury (ABI)

  • Structure and function of the brain
  • Physical effects of ABI
  • Sensory effects of ABI
  • Learning and cognitive effect of ABI
  • Emotional and behavioural effects of ABI
  • Speech, language and communication problems after ABI

Septicaemia

  • Bone growth problems after septicaemia 
  • Skin scarring after septicaemia
  • The use of external fixators for limb correction 
  • Amputation including loss of finger, toes and limbs
  • Kidney damage during and after septicaemia
  • Amputee rehabilitation

Useful information

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  • Difficulty accessing NHS services

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