What are the symptoms of chronic encephalitis in children?

Viral encephalitis sounds scary just by hearing about it. Viral encephalitis is more common in children. It is a disease caused by the meningitis virus directly invading the child's brain parenchyma. Therefore, everyone is very worried that this disease will happen to themselves or their loved ones. The baby is the core of the family, and if he or she is sick, the whole family will naturally worry. So what are the symptoms of chronic encephalitis in babies?

Viral encephalitis in children refers to primary encephalitis caused by direct virus invasion of the brain parenchyma. This disease occurs throughout the year, so it is also called sporadic encephalitis. Common viruses that cause encephalitis include enteroviruses, herpes simplex virus, myxoviruses, and some other viruses. The main clinical manifestations are symptoms of brain parenchymal damage and signs of intracranial hypertension, such as fever, headache, vomiting, convulsions, and coma in severe cases. However, due to the different locations and ranges of virus invasion, the severity and forms of the disease may vary.

Some children show mental changes, such as wanting to sleep all day, poor spirits, or shouting and screaming, or losing consciousness; others experience paralysis of their hands and feet. Due to the different types of infected viruses, the clinical manifestations and prognosis vary. For patients with mild illness or even critical illness, the prognosis will be good as long as they receive timely treatment; if the condition is critical and there is no time for emergency treatment in the hospital, the consequences will be serious, which may lead to death or leave serious sequelae such as paralysis, mental retardation, secondary epilepsy, etc.

Pay attention to whether there are mental disorders, intellectual impairment, and disorders of orientation, memory, understanding and judgment. The severity of onset, duration of the disease, and whether there is relief. Whether there was cough, abdominal pain or diarrhea before the illness. Psychiatric examination should pay attention to the presence of excitement, mutism, disobedience, stupor, emotional instability, illusions, hallucinations, speech and thinking disorders, dementia, and the patient's state of consciousness.

1. Pay attention to physical exercise and strengthen nutrition to enhance body resistance;

2. Vaccinate against various viruses (measles, mumps, rubella, Japanese encephalitis vaccine, etc.) as required. This is the fundamental way to prevent the disease;

3. Pay attention to mosquito prevention and control in summer;

4. If a child has a persistent high fever or is accompanied by symptoms such as vomiting or convulsions, parents should send him or her to a doctor in time to minimize the occurrence of sequelae.

The occurrence of chronic encephalitis is caused by viral infection, so it seems particularly important to prevent viral invasion. In summer, some mosquito bites may transmit diseases, so mosquito prevention and control are also necessary. When a child suddenly develops a high fever that won't go away, timely treatment is required. It is best to go to a local regular hospital to see a doctor in time.