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Can the experts please talk about the most significant symptoms of meningitis?
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Brain herniation: The brain tissue may swell, pressure inside the skull may increase and the swollen brain may herniate through the skull base. This may be noticed by a decreasing level of consciousness, loss of the pupillary light reflex, and abnormal posturing and lead to brain death if not treated emergently.
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