The document discusses complications of meningitis, dividing them into acute and chronic categories. Acute complications include cerebral abscesses, strokes, cranial nerve palsies, seizures, cerebral edema, subdural effusions, loss of bladder control, SIADH, dural venous sinus thrombosis, and adrenal hemorrhage if caused by Neisseria meningitidis. Chronic complications consist of hydrocephalus, recurrent seizures, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, sensorineural deafness, blindness, and cerebral infarcts.