Viral Meningitus

[kalex]

Hi, this is my first time using AB. My sister had viral meningitus 30 years ago when she was 31. She was diagnosed promptly and had a Lumber puncture to confirm diagnosis. She is convinced that it has affected her ability to retain information and has affected her memory badly. I have Googled it but cannot find any thing relating to something that happened 30 years ago, it is all recent diagnosis. Is this possible, is there anyone that knows if this can happen.
, thank you for reading

[murraymints]

Have you consulted gp ?

[Mamyalynne]

Please don't take this as a callous reply but if the Meningitis had caused any knock on to memory loss, how would knowing makes things easier ??

Could it be that she is worried and looking for a cause ? If this is only recent and out of character she should mention it to her Doctor.


Welcome to AB, we are a good bunch.

[kalex]

Apparently she has had the memory problems for the last 30 years, only just mentioned it to me though

[cupotee2]

Ihave a friend who had VM 10 years ago in her 50's. Her memory is definitely affected and diagnosed as a medical symptom.

[anneasquith]

if she has had memory problems for 30years and had meningitis 30 years ago,i suppose its possible ,

[Mamyalynne]

Interesting she brings it up now, as long as she copes and it does not affect her day to day life am sure all is well.

[Buenchico]

A 2012 online survey of 450 respondents, on behalf of the UK charity Meningitis Trust (which has since changed its name to Meningitis Now), found that 50% of people who'd had viral meningitis subsequently experienced problems with memory loss:
http://www.meningitisnow.org/about-us/news/viral-meningitis-survey-results/

[kalex]

Thanks for the link, looks like it is connected as my sis thinks