Encephalitis

the Americas, as well as the whole world. More than five million people were affected or died from this disease. It supports her thesis in the fact that the probability of Salem having an illness was likely, due to the massive global outbreak of encephalitis lethargica. Reading about Carlson, Boyer, and Nissenbaum’s views about the Salem Witch Trials changed the way I understood the subject by making me realize there could be many reasons to why the people of Salem were wretched with hysteria. I…

Sclerosing Panencephalitis, Pediatric Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare brain condition that develops months or years after a measles infection. It usually starts before age 20 and gets worse over time. SSPE causes brain swelling (encephalitis) and a loss of the protective covering that surrounds nerves (demyelination). It leads to a gradual loss of mental and physical abilities. CAUSES This condition is caused by the measles virus. RISK FACTORS This condition is more…

children (and adults) from all three of these diseases. Medicine that is used is pain reliever such as Tylenol. The outcomes of this disease can be very devastating at time with the high fevers, they can get pneumonia, also the child can develop encephalitis; which is an inflammation of the brain that can lead to convulsions, and can leave the child deaf or intellectually disabled. Also in rare cases it can cause death. Although the measles still exist it is not as big as it was before thank to…

In 2002 the West Nile virus epidemic was the largest human encephalitis even documented in the Western Hemisphere. The West Nile virus has been reported in 44 states and the District of Columbia; the reported human cases have been in 39 states and the District of Columbia. In the early 1990s, a virus subtype with greater epidemic potential and virulence facilitated the geographic expansion and westward spread of WNV; in 1999 the West Nile virus first appeared in the Western hemisphere. The broad…

Epilepsy is a disorder with numerous possible causes. Epilepsy is classified according to cause in three types: 1. Cryptogenic epilepsy 2. Symptomatic epilepsy 3. Idiopathic epilepsy Cryptogenic epilepsy is describe as those epilepsy whose causes are not found. Symptomatic epilepsy is when they are associated to identifiable disease or brain abnormalities and last type is idiopathic epilepsy. Idiopathic epilepsy is diagnosed when a genetic cause for the seizure is suspected (Semah et al., 2002).…

completely express what they truly had wanted to say (Duffin, 2009). These were called postencephalitic syndromes, Edward Livingston Hunt, M.D.; Leon H. Cornwall, M.D. explain its definition “… In the parkinsonian syndrome occur the typical lesions of encephalitis, perivascular…

Brain on Fire In her memoir, Brain on Fire, Susannah Cahalan undergoes psychosis, seizures, and hallucinations. She describes her condition as “an existence in purgatory between the real world and a cloudy fictitious realm made up of hallucinations and paranoia” (p. 41). Doctors, her family, and she herself are unaware of what is causing these symptoms and what should be done to treat them, but they are determined to get her back to the intelligent, vibrant woman she was before. Under this…

family and work. Therefore, to witness her life, at a random moment, entirely change due to an illness was extremely sobering. It was alarming to see her disease progress throughout the memoir. As we learned in class, the symptoms for Anti-NMDAR encephalitis transition from psychiatric to neurological…

Tacrolimus toxicity mimicking Progressive Multifocal Leucoencaphalopathy in renal transplant patient ABSTRACT: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug prescribed to many transplant patients. It has many common side effects include shaking, headache, diarrhea, constipation, nausea/vomiting (N/V), stomach upset, loss of appetite, insomnia, tingling and swelling of the extremities. In kidney transplant patients, 30% or more side effects are infection, HTN, abnormal renal function, constipation,…

Epilepsy in children Epilepsy is a episodic and recurrent neurological disorder of the brain caused by transient abnormal activity in the brain cells. The onset of epilepsy is most common during early childhood. Invariably the child with epilepsy will have the same type of seizure each time. Symptoms and Signs depend on the seizure type, may include : - A staring spell, rapid eye blinking or temporary confusion Loss of consciousness with stiffness, jerking of all four limbs with loss of…