Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. Although the most common causes are infection (bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic)...
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Recurrent Viral Meningitis
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Hi all -
I have Mollaret Syndrome, which is a recurrent viral meningities. I've had 3 episodes in 6 years. There's not a lot of information out there about this subject. Does anyone know more about it? Know of a specialist who deals specifically with this? Every time it happens, I wind up in the hospital for at least a week. It is EXTREMELY painful and debilitating. The worst part is that it could happen again at any time. It could be weeks... months... years... or (hopefully) never. I want to do everything in my power to make sure it never happens again, but it seems like my options are limited. I tried prophalactic Valtrex, but that started affecting my liver so I had to discontinue daily doses. I'm now on an IV of acyclovir at home and will be disconnected this Friday, after more than 2 weeks of treatment. Any one else out there share this experience? Know of new treatments? Anything? Posted on 09/11/07, 12:09 pm |
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I am so sorry to hear this! And somewhat terrified-
I hope you are doing well now and recover completely. 
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Wow! I had never heard of this syndrome before. Do you get cold sores? My BF has cold sores, but I never got them, but do get viral meningitis more often than is expected. I don't think the doctors ever did a PCR on my CSF. Do you get this every year? Are there any other symptoms to watch for?
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