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What are the tests for preterm/neonatal complication - meningitis?
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Spinal tap: If a neonate, premi or term, is ill they should get a spinal tap to determine if they indeed have meningitis. Much harder to diagnose anything just by an exam in neonates.
Answered 5/15/2013
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Combination: There are tests such as brain echo, MRI, EEG. It may take time to observe developmental progress.
Answered 4/10/2015
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