This disease is an inflammatory process of the arachnoid of the brain (head or spinal cord). There is a pathology as a result of complications of the transferred infectious ailments. Cerebral arachnoiditis occurs with inflammation and thickening of the brain membrane, resulting in a constant headache , which is the main sign of the disease.
Symptoms of cerebral arachnoiditis
As a rule, the development of the disease occurs within five months in patients who have been ill with the flu and have encountered infectious processes in the ear, sinuses or encephalitis. Observed over a long period of infection and the emergence of initial symptoms of the disease can conclude that the development of cerebral arachnoiditis of the brain.
The main manifestations of the disease include:
- a relentless headache, gaining strength under stress, overheating or cooling;
- increased fatigue;
- weakened body.
Consequences of cerebral arachnoiditis
The disease is quite dangerous, because very rarely it passes without a trace. In general, a person recovers. If the health is not fully recovered, the patient receives a third disability group.
In case of complications with brain hydrocephalus, a lethal outcome can occur.
Also, in 10% of cases, a person may experience epilepsy, which will force him to drink special medicines all his life.
Approximately 2% of patients have reduced vision, sometimes the ability to see is completely lost.
Treatment of cerebral arachnoiditis
The whole process of treatment should be carried out in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor. First of all, it should be aimed at fighting the infection that provoked the disease. For this, the patient is prescribed the following medications:
- antihistamines ;
- antimicrobial;
- anti-inflammatory;
- vitamin.
For the treatment of seizures may recommend the use of anticonvulsants. In addition, a pathogenetic treatment is prescribed, providing for long-term therapy with the use of resorptives and drugs that help normalize the pressure inside the skull.
If no improvement is observed, then a decision is made about the surgical intervention, which is necessarily performed with cerebral cystic arachnoiditis. This procedure is aimed at reducing inflammation, and eliminating intracranial hypertension.