Encephalitis - Neurology

Encephalitis Treatment Abroad

Encephalitis is the syndrome of inflammation of the brain caused mostly due to viral infection. It often causes signs and symptoms like mild flu, fever or headache. At the same time, encephalitis sometimes may have no symptoms at all. Flu may remain for several days and often has the tendency to get severe. Severity of encephalitis may cause confused thinking in the patient or frequent seizures. It sometimes causes problems with senses or movement.

Encephalitis can be rarely life-threatening and can be easily controlled by timely diagnosis and proper treatment.

Symptoms of encephalitis:

• Headache
• Seizures
• Fever
• Loss of sensation or paralysis in certain areas of the face or body
• Muscle weakness
• Problems with speech or hearing
• Loss of consciousness
• Fatigue or weakness
• Confusion
• Agitation
• Hallucinations
• Muscles aches
• Joint sprains