Our body is such a complex system that it is simply impossible to do without failures in its work. The phenomenon, when human immunity begins to attack the proteins of the own nervous system, is called disseminated encephalomyelitis. There are quite a lot of reasons for its occurrence.
Symptoms of disseminated encephalomyelitis
To date, the causes of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis have not been fully established. It happens that the disease has an infectious origin, but cases of encephalomyelitis development have been recorded independently, without external pathogens. The main types of disease include three areas:
- Encephalomyelitis is a viral nature, as a complication after measles , enteroviruses, hepatitis, herpes and other diseases.
- Encephalomyelitis of bacterial origin, usually caused by infection with the Borellia burgdorferi microbe.
- Encephalomyelitis of spontaneous origin, when the body was not attacked by an external infectious agent.
Symptoms of encephalomyelitis are quite clear, they include:
- a sharp increase in body temperature;
- paresis and paralysis of the limbs;
- trembling in the hands;
- impossibility to control own movements;
- loss of speech function;
- visual impairment;
- seizures similar to epileptic;
- asthenia and others.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is characterized by necrotic processes in large areas of the spinal cord and gray matter of the brain, which is associated with a severe lesion of the entire CNS. This is the reason that the effects of diffuse enfalomyelitis are often irreversible.
Features of treatment of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
Most often the prognosis for this disease is unfavorable - even if it is possible to stop the process of neuronal necrosis, many functions
In the therapeutic practice, there are cases of complete recovery. Usually treatment includes antibiotic drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs and medications that affect immunity . As a preventive agent, drugs that stimulate the central nervous system may be prescribed.