An Overview of Paediatric Encephalitis

An overview of paediatric encephalitis by Dr Ming Lim, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina Children's Hospital, London.

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[tracikuechenmeister]

Thank you so much for this resource. Your video has helped our children understand better, their conditions. ❤️

[andrettawhitfield]

I am in the US and just realized that my son was diagnosed in 2017 when he was about 4 months, after contacting meningitis. After alit of evaluation we had a answer. Now to keep pressing forward. Praying for everyone. Thank your

[merrylittlebandofmisfits]

Thank you, my daughter has this. She was misdiagnosed 5 years as autistic and tourettes. Then she had a steroid injection for croup and all the symptoms stopped as fast as they started. She was referred to an immunologist and diagnosed with PANS.

[dnvdxgp]

Family member, in the southeast U.S., of 13 month old baby just got the whooping cough and rhinovirus(?) vax and 3 days later started dry coughing. Long story short .... 4 days later an ambulance had to transport the baby to a children's hospital (bypassing hospitals on the way that refused the child advising to take to a neighboring state's children's hospital in the southeast U.S.) and child actually has been diagnosed with whooping cough and rhinovirus upon ER admission. Two more days later child moved to CICU and additionally diagnosed with brain acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and child can no longer hold head up or sit up and has severe neurological problems. Now what caused this? Was it a bad batch? Has anyone else had this problem? Please pray for our little baby niece. Needs 🙏 asap.

[paula_morton]

I must have had infectious encephalitis. It was the day after my first birthday. My Dad has told me I had a lumbar puncture a CT and EEG otherwise I wouldn't have known. I was given antibiotics because anti-virals were not out in the 1970's. Apparently I was in hospital for 6 weeks.

[arielrodriguez]

My daughter is hospitalized for possible encephalitis because of behavior changes. Can you still have encephalitis even if a brain MRI and spinal tap come back ok?

[aneesmahsood]

Sir my nephew had faced encephalitis six years ago.his right hand is paralyzed.But now he face seizure. he take regularly the following medications
Oxcarbazepine
Piracetam
Sodium valproate
Neuro fast
And some multivitamin
But his sezure does not controll.
Sir if you have any suggestions please inbox me.I will send you EEG, CT scan and MRI reports.

[horselover]

I think I have encephalitis but no one is taking me seriously...:(