Encephalitis Cases

Mariann           
  Hi. My name is Mariann and I was diagnosed with Herpes Viral Encephalitis when I was 34 years old. That was in April 1992. I had a series of Bronchitis that were not responding to anti-biotic's and steroid shots. Then I came down with Viral Pneumonia. This was not unusual for me as I had respiratory infections before. There the pneumonia was diagnosed and I was complaining of terrible headaches, but I thought the fatigue was just pneumonia.

The test showed that I had HSE. A SPECT scan showed the parts of the brain that were not getting enough blood. I went into a light coma for several weeks and had a stroke during this time.

Now I have seizures, garbled hearing, fatigue, bi-polar disorder, balance problems, and some bladder problems.

Over the years, some residuals come and go, I cannot drive or work now because of the seizures and a com-promised immune system. Now I live in Mississippi on the coast in a very quite area, with my husband and my pets. I have two grown married sons and a grandchild.

I am 47 now, and have been hospitalized for this or that infection and seizures several times. I have survived this for 12 years. Most likely I will continue to live with the residuals and the battle with them for the rest of my life. My family is very supportive now, but at the beginning they were just waiting for it to go away like a flu. My HSE and residuals are chronic. The encephalitis reoccurs as meningitis sometimes, or other brain problems or in-fections. I don’t know if I still have HSE, but every few years I have some type of another brain infection and have a good neurologist and a good husband who keep me going. I enjoy writing, and a much quieter life style now, that is adapting around my Encephalitis and residuals.

Mariann
Mississippi, U.S.A.
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Posted: January, 2005 		  adults cases

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