Get acquainted with the causes of encephalopathy, starting with pregnancy. Find out the early symptoms of disease and diagnostic methods, possible treatment and forecasts for the future.
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Clinical signs of encephalopathy
Principles of diagnosis of encephalopathy
Encephalopathy Treatment and Forecast
Encephalopathy
brain as a separate disease in medicine does not exist.
Collective concept denoting several symptoms that are consequence
The main disease. Encephalopathy syndrome — Organic changing fabric
Brain, due to violation of tissue trophies and metabolic processes.
Not getting enough blood and oxygen, nerve cells in brain tissues die,
Violating nervous system.
Arises
Brain atrophy with irreversible degenerative processes. Pathology occurs
all without exception, regardless of age and gender.
Encephalopathy
can be caused by both one cause and a few, so may have
Mixed nature.
Reasons
The emergence of encephalopathy is enough. They divided the concept
Encephalopathy on congenital and acquired forms. Congenital form determines
those changes in the brain that arose by the factors affecting the development
fetal starting from twenty-eighth weeks and up to 1 week after birth.
Especially she
caused by oxygen starvation of the fetus, possible injuries, including
Generic. Stay some more reasons:
-
various
Mother's disease during pregnancy; -
complications
pregnancy; -
Early
childbirth; -
large
fetal weight; -
Cort
cord; -
difficulties
with the disclosure of the tribute; -
various
Neuroinfection.
Acquired
Encephalopathy brain occurs at the following factors:
- infection;
- intoxication;
-
Change
brain on vascular plan; -
Heart brain
injuries; - ischemia;
-
sugar
diabetes; - tumors;
- Vegetically represented
dystonia; - atherosclerosis;
-
liver
failure; -
addiction,
alcoholism; - irradiation.
Clinical signs of encephalopathy
Symptomatics
very multifaceted and extensive, due to the reasons that cause this ailment.
Can suspect the pathology, knowing the early signs of encephalopathy, which
quite clearly manifest, giving a complete picture of the body's condition.
These are:
-
deterioration
memory, mental performance; -
difficulty
switching from one activity to another; -
Problems
with sleep; -
Strong
fatigue, lethargy, weakness; -
Head
pain; -
frequent
noise in ears; -
unfortunate
mood change, sharpness, irritability; - Nistagm;
-
deterioration
hearing and vision; -
strong
muscular tone; -
exacerbation
reflexes tendons and the appearance of pathological reflexes; -
Bad
coordination of movement; -
disorders
Vegetative character.
Progres
Major disease — Encephalopathy develops, the symptoms of which also
Strengthen. Some patients show psyche disorders, and when
extensive brain lesions, edema, encephalopathy acquires acute
Current, manifesting:
-
common
concern; -
sharp
headache in the back of the head; -
Nausea
and vomit; -
worsening
vision, visual hallucinations; - dizziness;
-
Flawing
gait; -
numb
lips, fingertips on hands, nose tips, tongue.
Can
Select the most common symptoms: depression, headache and dizziness,
Disorders of memory and consciousness, convulsions.
Principles of diagnosis of encephalopathy
Diagnosis
Encephalopathy can be delivered when examining the patient and the presence of him
The main disease of the body, which caused the development of encephalopathy. It can be
Relapping Path Popsychological Testing.
Special
Attention is paid to perinatal anamnesis — Pregnancy features I
generic activity. A good picture of the course of the disease can be seen,
Using:
-
Computer
and magnetic resonance tomography; - electroencephalogram;
-
analysis
on the presence of autoantibodes that destroy neurons.
except
Methods and tests have a medical research, the list of which
Depends on the main disease.
Encephalopathy Treatment and Forecast
Basic
Treatment is aimed at the disease that led to the development of encephalopathy. Namely
In case of encephalopathy, the patient gets symptomatic treatment. It is always
Preparations that contribute to better blood circulation in the brain, vitamins and
Symptomatic drugs. Additionally can be applied
physiotherapy, reflexology. With sharp forms of patients translated on
Artificial light ventilation, assigning anticonvulsant drugs,
Reduced pressure, biostimulants, blood transfusions and full complex
Intensive therapy.
Phenomenon
Encephalopathy is a state that is difficult to predict even after
stable and full-fledged treatment. It all depends on the degree of brain lesion
Fabrics. As a rule, it is possible to achieve persistent relief of the main symptoms,
but completely get rid of this state will not work. Acute forms
Encephalopathy lead to an inevitable disability.
