Prognosis of Central nervous system infections

Prognosis of Central nervous system infections: Viral infections tend to cause a relatively short illness with the majority of cases resulting in full recovery. Bacterial infections can be very severe and can result in rapid death without treatment. Other pathogens such as fungi rarely cause severe illness and the prognosis is usually good. ...see also Overview of Central nervous system infections

Complications:

Complications of Central nervous system infections may include:

• Shock - more likely in severe bacterial meningitis
• Coma - more likely in severe bacterial meningitis
• Permanent damage to the CNS
• Permanent hearing impairment
• Intellectual impairment
• more complications...»

See also complications of Central nervous system infections.

Central nervous system infections: Research More

• Central nervous system infections: Introduction
• Symptoms: Central nervous system infections
• Complications: Central nervous system infections

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Central nervous system infections usually refers to the likely outcome of Central nervous system infections. The prognosis of Central nervous system infections may include the duration of Central nervous system infections, chances of complications of Central nervous system infections, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Central nervous system infections, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Central nervous system infections. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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