Meningitis can cause permanent brain damage – Neurologist
Professor of Clinical Neurology and Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Ikenna Onwuekwe, tells LARA ADEJORO about the causes and prevention of meningitis What is cerebrospinal meningitis? Cerebrospinal meningitis is inflammation or injury of the immediate outer covering of the brain called leptomeninges (made up of two separate tissue membranes).