What are the symptoms of infant meningitis?

Symptoms of infant meningitis vary according to the degree of infection and their own conditions, and there may be one or more symptoms such as systemic toxicity of infection, meningeal irritation, increased intracranial pressure, limited neurological symptoms, and so on. 1. Systemic symptoms of infection and poisoning: manifested as weakness, skin bleeding spots, headache, mental instability, high fever, headache, etc., but also may appear refusal to eat, lethargy, irritability, irritability and crying, staring, feeding difficulties, etc.. 2. Signs of meningeal irritation: Neck stiffness and other manifestations may occur. 3. Increased intracranial pressure: there may also be manifestations of increased intracranial pressure, including vomiting, bulging fontanel or full headache, projectile vomiting, increased blood pressure, bradycardia, impaired consciousness, convulsions and other manifestations. 4. Restricted neurological symptoms (1) Impaired consciousness: it can be manifested as drowsiness, blurred consciousness, coma and so on. (2) Ocular abnormalities: the eyeballs may be turned upward or downward into a sunset shape, and there may be nystagmus and strabismus. (3) Convulsions: some children may have generalized or partial convulsions. (4) Cerebral nerve paralysis: manifested by limb paralysis or abnormal sensory symptoms. Infantile meningitis can present with one or more of the above symptoms, depending on individual differences. When meningitis is suspected, parents should take their infants to the hospital for timely consultation and standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors to avoid delaying the treatment.