How is encephalitis treated?
summary
Viral encephalitis is a serious brain disease caused by virus infection. Many viruses may cause the symptoms of viral encephalitis, generally caused by intestinal viruses. In addition, poliovirus, coxsackievirus A and B, echovirus and other viruses can also cause symptoms of viral encephalitis. With the symptoms of viral encephalitis, the patient's body will appear fever, chills, vomiting and other conditions, the main treatment is to use drugs.
How is encephalitis treated?
Drug treatment of viral encephalitis at the same time should also pay attention to preventive measures, usually pay attention to increase the body's resistance. Pay attention to keep personal hygiene, if possible, can be vaccinated to prevent viral encephalitis, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of viral encephalitis.
In addition to the use of antiviral drugs, if the patient's body has some other symptoms, such as headache, can also use analgesic drugs for treatment. If there is brain edema in patients with viral encephalitis, mannitol can be used for treatment.
The treatment of viral encephalitis mainly depends on drugs, because the symptoms of viral encephalitis are directly related to virus infection. So in the treatment of the time is generally to use antiviral drugs to treat, so as to have a better therapeutic effect.
matters needing attention
Viral encephalitis symptoms as long as timely treatment, then two or three weeks can have very good treatment effect. Do not stop treatment casually during treatment, and stop treatment only after complete cure.
