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- By Nubbsy · New reply yesterday at 5:22 am
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- I was talking to some other parents over the weekend and was intrigued to find out some of the causes of their child's diagnosis, a few were because of severe problems with their immune system and some ...
- By abosalim · New reply November 16, 2009
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- Good Day All My son just got out of the hospital 2 weeks ago after nasty episode of encephalitis (5 weeks @ the hospital). It was horrible experience for him, my wife & I as you may appreciate. However ...
- By AmeliaBedeliasMom · New reply November 13, 2009
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- My 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed with meningoencephalomyelitis and rhomboencephalitis after a one month illness that had baffled my local (rural US) doctors. I still have no idea what caused my daughter's ...
- By olgalid9 · New reply October 23, 2009
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- It's been a long history even thought she's only 9 months. My husband had the flu few weeks before she was born and had a cold sore on the mouth, by the time I delivered there was no more cold sore, but ...
- By Nubbsy · New reply October 22, 2009
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- This topic came up yesterday and now I am just wondering if it is possible to get the same type of Encephalitis more than 1 time. I would think you would always have it and it would lay dormant and take ...
- By Nubbsy · New reply October 21, 2009
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- before any dental work can be done on DS. He has an appointment in a few weeks and I believe they are looking at pulling out 2 small baby teeth that will not fall out on their own. I just wan to make ...
- By Bonti · New reply October 19, 2009
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- I am a 48 yr. old female that suffered with viral encephalitis as a 6 month old. Only recently am I questioning some of my cognitive behaviors as being connected to having had Encephalitis. I have troubles ...
- By Joey_sMom · New reply October 17, 2009
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- wasadoc mentioned Ayurveda and great improvement. Can you tell me more about it? Vicky Caregiver ...
- By Nubbsy · New reply October 10, 2009
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- Our ds (8) was placed on anti-siezure meds when in the hospital and from what we have been told will probably be on them for at least 2 years. He initially had a seizure which landed him in the hospital ...
- By Nubbsy · New reply October 8, 2009
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- Our 8yo ds was diagnosed with HSE a few months back. He was sick for a few days headache, vomiting, fever until he had a seizure and went totally numb starring into space w/no responses. We originally ...
- By olgalid9 · New reply September 21, 2009
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- Anybody here had encephalitis when they little? How was the recovery? I've heard that when it happens at this age it doesn't affect that much, but I keep wondering how much damage it caused, or if she ...
- By russel · New reply September 10, 2009
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- i just cant help but think, if our daughter was given iv acyclovir soon enough is it possible that she may have recovered from her hse? our daughter was hospitalized 07 dec 08 after her lumbar tap (she ...
- By lbecker · New reply August 12, 2009
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- Hello, I am new here and I wanted to see if anyone has lost a child due to encephalitis. My healthy 2 year old daughter was admitted to the hospital on May 29 and died on June 2. Her brain autopsy showed ...
- By anaspal · New reply June 6, 2009
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- Hello everybody!I want to know if any of u have noticed any connection between seizures and full moon.Some of u may laugh..but its ok.Another thing is if anyone did stem cell therapy in WU STEM CELLS ...
- By Jayme777 · New reply June 6, 2009
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- My 8 year old daughter was diagnosed with encephalitis in Sept. 2007. All the available tests were run to check for the cause, but they all came back negative. The doctors just left it as " a probable ...
- By willenium · New reply June 3, 2009
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- Dear Angels out there in the world, I really in need of help by anyone who can help to cure or at least ease the pain of a 7 year old boy. My friend's son is boy who has been suffering with an unknown ...
- By BobTX · Posted March 24, 2009
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- A good brain article. Also explains why younger kids recover much better after brain injury. Synaptic pruning. http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/2009 0323/sc_livescience/teenbrainsclearoutch ildhoodthoughts ...
- By IngridGuerci · New reply February 25, 2009
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- Welcome Alena! Everyone should have such good friends as you are! You have come to the right place to ask questions. We are all survivors and their caregivers. I hope everyone reads your email and offers ...
- By shazza1008 · New reply February 4, 2009
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- do you remember bonnie from california, she looked after her daughter lauren, who got encephalitis 3 yrs ago when she was 13, l kept track of them on a site called carinbridge, with all thats being going ...
- By godstrengthenme · New reply January 12, 2009
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- I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has a child that had herpies encephalitis, so that I could discuss with them some daily issues I deal with everyday with my son ...