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Diagnosis of encephalitis
Discuss the experience of being diagnosed. What type of encephalitis were you diagnosed with?
d'nile...not just a river in Egypt
- By myamee · New reply 3:46 am
- 3 replies
- Hello. I'm new. Will use short-form to be as brief as possible. *been browsing and lurking since last year. *Diagnosed HSV-Encephalitis in Oct. 07 at Nanaimo Hosp' on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. *sent ...
Viral and Autoimmune E Study. Conducted by a survivor.
- By Dan_ · New reply yesterday at 9:48 pm
- 8 replies
- This past April, after two days of fever, I slipped into a 10-day coma. After being flown from Maine to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston I was diagnosed with nonspecific viral encephalitis. Long ...
I need Help from someone who has been there
- By jenniferbrown · New reply November 18, 2009
- 8 replies
- Well, Im not really sure as of where to start. I have been healthy most of my life until about 6 months ago when i turned 24. I suddenly started having seizures and no one could tell me why. All of my ...
MRI
- By aldoween · New reply November 16, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hi a all! And your case of Encephalitis (HSV or other): MRI help you ...
Please need help...I am trying to stay positive about my nephew
- By Domluc · New reply November 12, 2009
- 8 replies
- My 18 year old nephew has been admitted this past Sunday with Viral Encephalitis. The hospital induced a coma to protect him from hurting himself. They completed a Spinal Tap, MRI and all kinds of blood ...
questions
- By capemermaid · New reply November 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- i have not been given a definite diagnosis but have suspected tick borne encephalitis from Europe. this has 2 phases, a short flu like ilness followed by the neurological part of the disease. in my case ...
Limbic Encephalitis
- By WendyStation · New reply November 6, 2009
- 5 replies
- A friend writes... To Whom This May Concern: My name is Elaine B. Krause. Recently, I contacted NORD in order to see why my disease was not listed in their file of rare diseases. I was interested in contacting ...
Facial lesions & nasal sores before diagnosis?
- By emmmie · New reply November 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello - really nice to find this community, i've been trying to find out more information concerning this disease and there is very little out there.. my big question for those who have herpes simplex ...
lumbar puncture/spinal tap
- By hungary · New reply November 1, 2009
- 27 replies
- I am just curious if any of you out there who have been diagnosed with E have had a lumbar puncture/spinal tap either during your initial diagnosis of E or anytime during your journey with E. If you have ...
Recurrence of Encephalitis
- By dbrowncsuaedu · New reply October 13, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience to mine, or if perhaps I just have a new case. I had a relative minor case (compared to many on this list) -- I just toughed it out with some ...
Morvan's Syndrome
- By MyPatagonia · New reply October 12, 2009
- 1 reply
- My father was initially diagnosed with Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Autoimmunity with associated Limbic Encephalitis. It is now believed that he has an even more rare condition known as Morvan's Syndrome ...
Anti-NMDA Receptor encephalitis
- By WendyStation · New reply October 5, 2009
- 9 replies
- Received from a friend... Hi Wendy, I hope you are well. I am not sure where to post this link, so I am sending it to you in the hope you will no where to put it, so it gets maximum exposure. It is an ...
my history of desease
- By aldoween · New reply September 28, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi a all! Somebody had this symptoms (especially rash on the legs)? This is my history of desease: Typical symptoms of first months of desease: bad sleep night (quick awakening after minutes of sleep ...
HSV2
- By AmberMarie2489 · New reply September 25, 2009
- 4 replies
- hi my name is amber and i have a son who is 18 months and he had been diagnosed with Hsv2 and encephalitis when he was about 4 weeks old.i was wondering if there was anyone who was going through the same ...
H1N1 triggers encephalitis
- By WendyStation · New reply September 13, 2009
- 16 replies
- Brain death was caused by A(H1N1) ...later tests showed that the cause of her brain death was encephalitis triggered by the flu infection. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/v iew.asp?aid=2909825 ...
Wish we could have this some day!
- By mooseinmotion · New reply September 1, 2009
- 1 reply
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32632074/ns/ health-infectious_diseases ...
Just asking
- By Fuzzy2hotrods · New reply August 19, 2009
- 1 reply
- Has anyone had this curse more than once ...
1st West Nile E death of the year for Indiana
- By Joey_sMom · New reply August 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Their hook line was: "Death results from insect bite". I looked at my mother and said, "I'll bet it was West Nile encephalitis"....it was. http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?s=1 0924179 Vicky ...
Diagnosing Encephalitis
- By jesslaw · New reply August 6, 2009
- 9 replies
- I am surprised at how many times I have heard that diagnosing Encephalitis is so hard. My doctors in rural Thailand diagnosed me right away, saved my life, and took great care of me ...
Ovarian teratoma encephalitis
- By WendyStation · New reply August 3, 2009
- 36 replies
- I read for the first time today, about Ovarian teratoma encephalitis. Click http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/magazi ne/09wwln-diagnosis-t.html to view the article ...
