Encephalitis Cases

Leanne           
  Hi! I'm Anne, my daughter Leanne got Viral Encephalitis September 2007, she was only 2 yrs and 5 months old. It all started with a fever, the next morning we had to rush her to the nearest hospital as she turned blue and was not responding. When we arrived at the hospital she had a seizure, I just turned my back and let the Doctors take care of my little girl. I decided to transfer her to another hospital with a specialist, then I was able to talk to a Neuro about my little girl's condition. After my dis-cussion with the Neuro, I found it was not a normal fever. As advised by the Doctor, my child might be infected with a virus so she must undergo some series of tests/procedures like lumbar tap, CT scan, MRI and other tests.

They scheduled tests to be done immediately. While waiting for the results, Acyclovir was given to my daughter together with the anti convulsant med's. From there, they confirmed that my daughter is suffering from Viral Encephalitis.

We stayed in the hospital for two weeks, my little girl was in a coma for about 4 days, when she woke up she was able to speak some and could move normally. Than she fall asleep again, I thought that she would just gain some strength. That was the last time I heard her talking, when we discharged her from the hospital it broke my heart as my little girl was not the same little girl that we used to have. She's can't walk, talk, sit or even recognize us. But one thing that we are so thankful for is she is alive.

She's still doing PT and OT sessions 2-3 times a week. She can walk but with support, slowly she is getting well. But still, she cannot talk, she only produces sounds that we cannot understand. We do not know if she recognize's us now? She gained some focus, she will look whenver she hears sounds. I'm still looking forward to the day that she can call me again "Mommy" and we could sing again together and go to the mall on the weekend. For the people out there who are in this situation, do not loose hope. I know that my daughter will be OK and recover in time. GOD BLESS!!!
Thanks,

Anne
Cavite, Philippines
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Posted: February 07, 2009 		  adults cases

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