Can migraines be a symptom of meningitis?

Answer by  eawptdza (36)

Chronic migranines are not usually a symptom of meningitis. Rather, sudden severe headaches associated with fever and nausea or vomiting and the most common symptoms of meningitis. Other symptoms include muscle tightness, seizures, loss of consciousness, sensitivity to light, and loss of appetite.

Answer by  Slide (87)

Migraines may be a symptom of acute meningitis, especially if accompanied by other symptoms such as fever, stiff neck, light sensitivity, rash, vomiting and confusion.

Answer by  playmynrd (225)

One of the symptoms of meningitis is severe headaches, which some people would consider comparable to a migraine. The headache could be accompanied with sensitivity to light, another migraine trait. Other symptoms include fever, neck pain, nausea, and vomiting. Meningitis symptoms are often confused with the typical flu. In more acute cases, coma or even death can occur.

Answer by  SugarSoySauce (228)

It's one of the symptoms. First of all, you should consult your doctor if you think you may have meningitis. Other symptons of meningitis are fever, neck pain and photophobia.

Answer by  bigwig (654)

Absolutely. Meningitis is brain swelling, more or less, and pressure in your skull can cause headaches, sometimes severe. However, meningitis is relatively rare, and migraines for other reasons much more common.

Answer by  evosirch72 (138)

Meningitis is an inflammation of the lining covering the brain. In the case of the inflammation that would place the brain under pressure from the swelling , a severe headache or migraine could be a symptom of meningitis. A severe headache occurs in 90 percent of bactrial meningitis cases.

Answer by  jsmith (2067)

Migraines are a specific type of headache that originate in the vasculature of the brain. So if you are talking about recurring headaches over a long period of time, then no this isn't meningitis. However, one of the symptoms of meningitis *is* a sudden-onset severe headache with neck stiffness.