Table 2 Intracranial complications of acute bacterial meningitis in adults
From: German guidelines on community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis in adults
Important neurological complications | |
|---|---|
Brain edema | 10–30% |
Cerebrovascular complications: • cerebral arterial complications: vasculitis, vasospasm, focal cortical hyperperfusion, affection of cerebral autoregulation, septic sinus thrombosis and thrombosis of cortical veins | 15–40% |
Hydrocephalus | 10–15% |
Vestibulocochlear complications (hearing loss, vestibulopathy) | 10–30% |
Cranial nerve palsy | ca. 10% |
Cerebritis | < 5% |
Epileptic seizures | 15–30% |
Rare complications of bacterial meningitis: brain abscess, subdural empyema |