Posted by mbotee | Posted in child health | Posted on 07-09-2010
Classified as serious because the disease attacks the brain tissue. How can I fix this?
I panicked when he’s drunk Sham wayang only daughter had a temperature. Took no chances, he took her straight to hospital GEM. Along the way, the child experiencing seizures. Also decreased even awareness. Of course, this makes Mother Courage Sham shrinking. Especially when his daughter was treated in intensive care and doctors involved say the least affected by encephalitis. What is this disease?
“Encephalitis or meningitis is an infection of the brain,” explained Dr Widodo Dwi Putra, SP.A (K) MMED, paragraph Neurology Section of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine RSCM. Indeed, diagnosis of encephalitis, bright Dwi Putra, coercion microscopic examination of brain tissue. But in practice, the diagnosis is based on neurological symptoms, such as febrile convulsions and loss of consciousness as it is lived by his daughter Mrs Sham.
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How is the process by which the inflammation of the brain? What is important to note first, the cause of encephalitis can be all types of microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, worms, protozoa, etc.. “The most important and most common is a virus. Different types of viruses can cause encephalitis have similar clinical symptoms,” said Dwi Putra.
Children are exposed to other infections such as smallpox, mumps, measles, or TB, is probably also affected by encephalitis. damage “after entering the body, a virus or bacteria to multiply and spread throughout the body. If the virus can attack the brain tissue of the brain occurs. Meanwhile, nerve cells, including cells of the brain is very difficult to regenerate. Consequently, the ability of brain power goes down. Now, because of damage to brain tissue, depending on the severity of the disease when the affected part of the brain. “Encephalitis, including major diseases and central nervous system, so That the mortality rate is very high. Even if cured, the rate of disability is high enough,” Said CFA. The mortality rate of 30-50 percent of patients with encephalitis. “The rest can be saved. But the survivors, 20 to 40 percent of them suffer from a disability.”
Could handicap all types of hearing loss, vision problems, paralysis, children become less intelligent, emotional, behavioral, and so on. This is very dependent on the damaged section. This means that if the hearing loss affected the central part, may have a hearing loss. What is too dependent on the severity of the damage.
Three most common symptoms
Encephalitis is most often attacks children from 2 months to 2 years. But it is impossible to attack the older children. Obviously in some large hospitals, as often RSCM deal with cases of encephalitis in children older than five years. The important thing is known, the usual symptoms of encephalitis that there are three (triad), among others, infections, seizures, either acute or acute, and decreased awareness. In fact there is no precise point at which children experience the triad of symptoms.
In some children may initially suffered only minor disturbances, but fell into a coma. Other children may be preceded by high fever, severe convulsions interspersed with strange movements. “Sometimes there are children to high direct heat, but there is a new experience, the second day of intense heat,” said CFA. In general, the first symptoms of the disease, as expressed Dwi resembles acute systemic disease easily distinguishable. In addition to heat, children usually tend to be picky, baseball wanted to nurse or eat, sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In older children sometimes create headaches. What is difficult to know when the entry of the virus in brain tissue. In fact, the light Dwi after its entry into the body fight the virus in the body.
“If the body loses, then the virus is multiplying rapidly, even in brain tissue. Not until one day you may develop high fever and convulsions, and within hours had decreased consciousness may occur.” Therefore, it should be Mr. and Mrs. always be wary if their children experienced a high heat. Also, if the triad of symptoms: fever, seizures and impaired consciousness. Do not take risks, take the child immediately to hospital for treatment. “Unable to negotiate. In fact, children should be treated in intensive care,” said CFA.
] But, remember, yes ma’am, sir, that action does not mean it can prevent the disease encephalitis. It ‘s just that, given the symptoms of encephalitis is happening so quickly, certainly facilitate the process so that it can reduces the severity of what will happen. “Most who come to the hospital because the patient had severe berstadium later. Maybe when there are complaints of fever and convulsions, the child was not brought to the doctor. Just when you fell from consciousness, the child was taken to the doctor. “Although the treatment of Patients with encephalitis are highly dependent on stage.” If there is still mild and the child’s fitness is good, maybe free. ” DWI thus, if all three of these symptoms, you should consider the possibility of encephalitis. Perhaps if the child is only a fever and convulsions, parents have the right to suspect that the child is febrile convulsions, may not need to think about the direction of processes in the brain (brain).
“But if it is until there is no loss of consciousness, we must consider the possibility of an inflammation of the brain or inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain.” This triad of symptoms is not absolutely say encephalitis. Other diseases with similar symptoms is meningitis (inflammation of the lining of the brain). “Consequently, children must be treated immediately, examined, and observe whether the inflammation of the esophagus, inflammation of the lining of the brain or other diseases.”
CONTROL CIRCUIT
During treatment, both during hospitalization in intensive care or regular, your child will be examined various inter alia, with lumbalfungsi (taking fluid from the spinal cord). Then do the blood test. “The blood was collected and produced fertile culture or blood test to see the cause. Unfortunately, the virus in the blood was rapidly lost, is difficult to get a virus or kumannya.
However, knowing the cause would be very easy manipulation of the other. “Unfortunately, most viruses are difficult to identify, even more than 50 percent of cases of encephalitis of unknown origin. Because it is usually done in the symptomatic treatment of encephalitis,” said CFA.
In other words, if the cause of tuberculosis germs, we treat tuberculosis. If the virus that causes the other, the treatment is different. In addition, the child will experience the examination by electroencephalography (EEG) conducted to determine whether a dysfunction. Usually, CT scans should be done to determine the damage in the brain. Even further examinations will continue to depend on the intervention, which then caused. For example, the CT showed central auditory disorders. Now, to see how interference were examined for brain evoked response audiometry (BERA).
Minimize the residual symptoms
Because no residual symptoms of encephalitis low, prevention must be done as soon as possible. A vaccination as MMR or Hib. “It can also be prevented by maintaining body condition. The state of nutrition should be good, so that the resistance will be able to predict the possibility of encephalitis. But, of course, the success rate is not 100 percent because a virus attack can be repeated. “The cause may be another type of virus that attacks first, or a virus more virulent. It may also during a virus attack, the immune system is weak. ”
But do not just mean parents just give up, then when the children exposed to encephalitis. various therapies “cure” should be pursued next. How will Dwi, identifying any defects that would be generated. The figures are not high enough disabilities. “Management and Rehabilitation. Because the brain affected, depends mainly on when the brain damaged.” If the hearing is affected, probably affected his hearing process may be one or both ears to be weak, or worse. When the engine is taxable so that the child could be paralyzed.
“It ‘s also hearing, motor, and vision, for example.” With the possibility of physical growth and mental disorders, parents should exercise patience in the face. Why, Madame, Monsieur, in fact, the key to success in the hands of father and mother in the care of children with these disorders. Riesnawiati / Hasta Prianggoro
CHILDREN therapy “GROUP”
There are several treatments that must be touched by children living encephalitis. However, implementation of treatment depends on residual symptoms that arise. What is clear, bright, dr. DWI Putra, SP.A (K) MMED., All efforts to guide and train the brain’s ability to approach the capacity of normal children of similar age.
Perhaps they should live, could only be partial. Parents should consult a doctor who cares for children. What is clear, the various therapies that stimulate the brain can reduce disability that may arise. For example, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, etc..
