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Question: Child has neonatal meningitis but then develops normally for a year, is there still a risk of brain damage? Little girl in India spent her first month of life in the hospital with meningitis, jaundice and sepsis. Now, a year later, she shows no sign of brain damage, has normal brain scans (CT and MRI) and has met all developmental milestones. How significant is the chance that she will later develop problems from this early illness?
Answer: Unfortunately, you are not going to know for sure until the child grows up. Subtle brain damage is hard to detect until child gets older.
