It turns out there are so many symptoms of brainstem encephalitis

Brainstem encephalitis is one of the diseases with a relatively high incidence rate nowadays and has attracted much attention due to its high mortality rate. So what are the symptoms people experience after suffering from brainstem encephalitis? In fact, the symptoms of brainstem encephalitis are closely related to the severity of the disease. Let us take a closer look at the symptoms of brainstem encephalitis!

The severity of brainstem encephalitis varies greatly. Symptoms of mild encephalitis are the same as any viral infection: headache, fever, weakness, and loss of appetite. The more serious symptoms of brainstem encephalitis are that the brain function is significantly affected, causing irritability, restlessness and drowsiness. The most serious symptoms are arm or leg muscle weakness, double vision (diplopia) and hearing difficulty. In some cases, the drowsiness will turn into coma.

Mild brainstem encephalitis is common and may not even be noticed. But in about one in a thousand cases of measles, a mild brainstem encephalitis develops. The extent of the harm depends on the patient's age and the type of infection that causes brainstem encephalitis.

Brainstem encephalitis can be fatal in infants and the elderly, but people of other ages may recover completely from it, sometimes after a long and severe illness. Although brainstem encephalitis may cause permanent damage to the brain, the percentage of serious consequences is low.

1. Systemic toxic blood symptoms: fever, headache, body pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue. A few patients have hemorrhagic rash and myocarditis symptoms. The heat course is about 7 to 10 days.

2. Neurological symptoms: impaired consciousness, meningeal irritation signs. After the second day of the illness, flaccid paralysis of the cervical and scapular muscles may occur, causing the head to droop and the arms to be unable to raise, leaving the patient swaying and helpless. Involvement of cranial nerves and lower limbs is rare. Paralysis can be recovered in about 2 to 3 weeks, and about half of the muscles will atrophy. Mild cases may have no obvious neurological symptoms.