Possible causes and treatment options for encephalitis in a two-month-old baby.

Treating a child’s epilepsy must consider both the efficacy of the medication and its potential side effects, as well as choosing a scientific treatment plan.

My cousin developed hand, foot, and mouth disease and later complications of viral encephalitis. We are very worried, what should we do about hand, foot, and mouth disease complicated by viral encephalitis?

A 2-month-old newborn with congenital heart disease and encephalitis caused by infection, what impact does this have on the child? Is this encephalitis likely to leave sequelae? Currently undergoing treatment. Additionally, why is the child’s body temperature consistently between 37℃-37.5℃?

Traditional beliefs suggest that a child’s fever can burn the brain, but in reality, only diseases like encephalitis and meningitis can cause damage to the brain tissue. According to statistics, body temperature during fever rarely exceeds 41°C. If it does, the possibility of bacterial meningitis or sepsis is higher. The maximum temperature brain cells can tolerate may be as high as 41.7°C.

Forest encephalitis, also known as Soviet Spring-Summer Encephalitis or Far Eastern Encephalitis, is an acute central nervous system infectious disease caused by the forest encephalitis virus transmitted by hard ticks. Clinically, it often presents with sudden high fever, disorientation, headache, stiff neck, and may also involve functional disorders in the upper limbs and neck and scapular muscles. However, with timely symptomatic treatment, such as nursing care, temperature reduction, anticonvulsants, and treatment of respiratory failure, most patients can recover spontaneously and usually do not leave any post-infectious sequelae. Common treatment measures include the use of drugs such as vancomycin and ampicillin, as well as the implementation of serum therapy and high-potency immune gamma globulin treatment. During the treatment process, interferons, transfer factors, autoimmune ribonucleic acid, and ribonuclease may be used depending on the condition. In general, with appropriate symptomatic treatment, most encephalitis patients can recover completely without any concern for post-infectious sequelae. Wishing for a speedy recovery!