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I had spinal meningitis as a 2 month old baby. would that cause residual problems now that i am 18 years?
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Conceivable: Hearing loss, neurological sequelae, possible learning disorders, etc., depending upon whether there were areas of brain damage that were beyond repair. But this would be unusual.
Answered 10/6/2012
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