Boy, 2, saved from brain infection after complaining of persistent headaches

A two-year-old boy has been saved from a brain infection after developing persistent headaches.

He was taken to the Maternity and Children Hospital of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after his mother noticed him holding his head and crying continuously.

Then, pus started leaking out of the back of his head, and he began to lose consciousness.

An MRI was performed, which revealed an increase in the size of the congenital cyst with pus gathering in the cerebellum.

This was pressuring the neighbouring nerve tissue - a condition that could have been fatal if not treated.

Thankfully, the child was taken into surgery with doctors using a microscope to perform the intricate procedure.

An MRI was performed, which revealed an increase in the size of the congenital cyst with pus gathering in the cerebellum (Jam Press)

The four-hour surgery was a success, and the surgical team at the Maternity & Children Hospital of Makkah managed to end the child's suffering of recurrent brain infections due to the congenital cyst.

After the operation, the child was discharged safely and is to continue recovering inside the hospital.

After the operation, the child was discharged safely and is to continue recovering inside the hospital (Jam Press)

But not everyone is so lucky.

Recently, a dad was left “disgusted” at NHS doctors who missed a potentially fatal build-up of fluid on his son’s brain.

John Birkett rushed his son River-Peter Birkett-Joss to Grimsby A&E at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital on Saturday, July 23, after he began complaining about pains in his head.

At first the 31-year-old wasn’t too worried about his son, as River had complex needs and is often ill, GrimsbyLive reported.

But after speaking to the 111 NHS line he was asked to take him to A&E. There, doctors assessed him and sent him home after he had - what they thought - was just a viral infection.

However, less than 24 hours later, the nine-year-old became ill once more as his head became "floppy" and was rushed back to hospital.

He was checked again and kept overnight before he was taken to Sheffield Children’s Hospital where a scan revealed there was fluid on his brain.

Doctors rushed to give him life-saving treatment and fitted him with shunts that help regulate fluid in his brain in the future.

But Mr Birkett said he was left “disgusted” by the way he felt doctors “fobbed” him off the first time.