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ACQUIRED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER Meningitis Meningitis Inflammation of the meninges Most common infection of the CNS Two primary classifications –Viral Viral – Bacterial Assessment of Meningitis Viral meningitis – Infants and toddlers Infants and toddlers Irritability, lethargy, vomiting Change in appetite – Older children Usually preceded by a nonspecific febrile illness Headache, malaise, muscle aches, nausea/vomiting, photophobia, nuchal/spinal rigidity 16
Assessment of Meningitis Bacterial meningitis – Infants and toddlers Poor feeding/suck, vomiting, high high-pitched pitched cry, bulging fontanel, fever or hypothermia, poor muscle tone – Children and adolescents Abrupt onset Fever, chills, headache, nuchal rigidity, vomiting, changes in LOC, photophobia, extreme irritability Figure 49 49-6 Opisthotonic position To test for Kernig sign , raise the child’ s leg with the knee flexed. Then extend the the child’s leg at the knee. If any resistance is noted or pain is felt , the result is positive Kernig sign. This is a common finding in meningitis. London / Ladewig / Ball / Bindler Maternal Maternal-Newborn Newborn and Child Nursing: Family Family-Centered Centered Care Nursing Diagnoses Risk for ineffective breathing Pain Risk for injury Risk for ineffective thermoregulation 17
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