The ability of meningeal irritation signs to be completely cured depends largely on their primary disease.
Generally speaking, septic meningitis has a high mortality and disability rate, and whether a patient can be completely cured is closely related to the number of bacteria, the patient’s immunity, and the treatment, and a few patients may have sequelae such as hydrocephalus after the infection is cured, and the patient may still have the possibility of reappearing with meningeal irritation.
Whether or not tuberculous meningitis can be cured depends on the patient’s age, condition and promptness of treatment. Most patients can recover after regular and aggressive anti-tuberculosis treatment and are at low risk of reoccurrence of meningeal irritation. Novel cryptococcal meningitis tends to be more severe and poorly treated, and patients may have recurrent episodes of the disease for several years.
Viral meningitis is a self-limiting disease, and with aggressive treatment patients can recover completely with a better prognosis. The overall prognosis for subarachnoid hemorrhage is poor, and patients are at risk of rebleeding after cure and may have recurrent signs of meningeal irritation.