Encephalitis

discusses her journey that she goes on dealing with NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. This small period in her life changed her entire way of living her life and thinking. Without one of the most excellent doctor’s in the world, Cahalan would not have been able to be cured, because of people’s lack of knowledge about her case. The amount of time in which her case was diagnosed was also significant in helping her recover. NDMA Receptor Encephalitis is a sporadic and fatal disease that needs to be…

Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is a disease occurring when antibodies produced by the body’s own immune system attack NMDA receptors in the brain. NMDA receptors are proteins that control electrical impulses in the brain. Their functions are critical for judgement, perception of reality, human interaction, the formation and retrieval of memory, and the control of unconscious activities (such as breathing, swallowing, etc), also known as autonomic functions. Common symptoms are flu-like symptoms…

preventive measures to prevent diseases such as Japanese Encephalitis and rabies. Besides these two diseases, steps should also be taken to prevent the other chronic diseases such as heart attack, tuberculosis and diabetes. World Rabies Day is on the 28th of September. On this day, activities such as promotion of information about rabies, prevention, and elimination of the disease are carried out. As all of us know that Japanese Encephalitis and rabies are dangerous and once infected it is…

resulted in meningitis/encephalitis and 1,538 were fatal. The CDC estimates that there have been at least 1.5 million infections (82% are asymptomatic) and over 350,000 cases of West Nile Fever. The disease is grossly under reported due to its similarity to other viral infections. There is currently no vaccine to prevent West Nile Virus. People with severe West Nile Disease have to be…

typically lymphocytic pleocytosis with hyperproteinorrachia. The treatment is not consistently performed or consensual; the clinical course is usually benign6. No antibodies have been described in association with PMNS. A new form of autoimmune encephalitis associated with neurexin-3alpha antibodies was recently described in 5 patients2. Comparing with those cases, our patient is the first clearly preceded by an infection. Reviewing the clinical cases described by Gresa-Arribas et al.2, one of…

Encephalitis Lethargica (EL) and Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) are both disorders that affect a certain bodily System. Bodily Disorders can upset homeostasis and cause problems with even the most normal functions that the body performs. EL and FOP are two such disorders that can wreak havoc on the body and severely inhibit a person's ability to function regularly. Encephalitis Lethargica and Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva are disorders of the…

the viewer with numerous moral challenges related to experimentation. However, there are contless reasons why experimenting on the patients was morally justified. Firstly, the patients were suffering from an almost unimaginably cruel disease. The encephalitis they contracted around 40 years ago had paralyzed their physical bodies. Early in the film, it was hypothesized that the patients were cognitively disabled. The truth in fact was their mental facilities were still intact. These people were…

similarities in symptoms of the bewitched girls of Salem in 1692-1693 and young women and children suffering from an encephalitis epidemic between 1916-1930’s (Madaras 89-91). She argues that spectral visions, convulsions, and other symptoms which affected the witch accusers can be explained as a physical malady, most likely encephalitis lethargica. Carlson explains that an encephalitis epidemic could’ve been possible in the New England area due to the prevalence of ticks and an ongoing problem…

novels, had a death as mysterious as his writings. This mystery leads to two possible causes (alcoholism and Rabies), however many doctors say that Poe could not have died from alcoholism. Also, evidence leads some to think Poe could have died from Encephalitis or Rabies. Finally, most of Poe’s symptoms are related to those of Rabies. For some, his death may be forever an unsolvable puzzle, but for others the answer to the mystery is Rabies. There are some opinions that Poe may not have died…

In her story, virtue was defined as dignity, honor, and integrity. Dignity was defined by Cahalan for possessing the worth to be simultaneously honored and respected for the outcome of her story. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis was a rare diagnosis for most patients; Susannah was one of the few to be pronounced in America. Having this disease has shed light on the illness across the world, with survivors thanking Susannah for diagnosing them with her book. Brain on Fire…