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Can meningitis cause relationship and behavioral issues?
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My son had meningicoccal meningitis as a baby (6 months old). At the age of 12, he started exhibiting severe behavioral issues (running away, fighting with friends/family, drugs, drinking, etc.) and this trend has continued until now, at 16 years old. He cannot seem to maintain a relationship, he becomes very arrogant and hostile to people and he is erratic (moody). Could these symptoms somehow be linked with his meningitis as a child? We are at our wits end! Thank you...
gpt
Dear User,Thanks for using health care magic.From the available description it appears that your son having some personality disorder or some axis 1 psychiatric disorder. As there is long gap between occuranvce of meningitis and behavioral disturbance it is very unlikely that his symptoms are due to meningitis. Having said this there is no test other than the history taking which can tell you the exact call of behavior problem.'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".Thanks