What are the symptoms of encephalitis in children?

Some children will have some acute infectious diseases about eight or nine months after birth. The most common one is encephalitis. Children with encephalitis usually have some headaches and fever, and even some vomiting and diarrhea. The symptoms are not very similar. There are many reasons for encephalitis. Many parents mistakenly think that their children have other diseases. So what are the symptoms of encephalitis!

Children in the prodromal phase have symptoms such as fever, headache, myalgia, vomiting, and diarrhea. The symptoms of encephalitis vary in severity, mainly manifesting as neuropsychiatric abnormalities. Manifestations of neurological abnormalities include fever, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, coma, convulsions, etc. In severe cases, abnormal symptoms may occur in the cerebrum, hypothalamus, basal ganglia, brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord. Mental abnormalities manifest as excitement, talkativeness, irritability, crying and laughing at random, insomnia, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, fantasies, or indifferent expression, silence, decreased activity, refusal to eat, poor orientation, memory loss, incontinence, etc. Associated symptoms are symptoms of corresponding viral infection before or at the same time as the onset of encephalitis.

Epidemic encephalitis B (encephalitis) is an acute infectious disease that is mostly prevalent in summer and autumn, especially in July, August and September. This disease can affect both adults and children, but children under ten years old are more susceptible to infection. Japanese encephalitis is caused by a neurotropic virus that primarily invades brain tissue. After becoming ill, the patient initially suffers from high fever, headache, chills, and vomiting, followed by some neurological symptoms such as irritability, drowsiness, and coma. Some may also have convulsions and stiff neck, which are signs of brain damage.

If a child suffers from encephalitis or has the above symptoms, parents should pay attention to it in time. It is best to take the child to the hospital for a more detailed examination in time, especially paying attention to the child’s symptoms during this period. If not treated in time, it is likely to cause damage to the child’s brain tissue.