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Presented By-Ms. Lendina Longkumer BSC (N) Tutor Con, Cihsr
Presented By-Ms. Lendina Longkumer BSC (N) Tutor Con, Cihsr
• Edema
ENCAPHALITIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
• Headache and fever
• DizZiness
• Nausea and malaise
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS
• CSF
• MRI
• EEG
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
• No specific management, therefore
management is key
• Control of seizures and increased ICP
Fungal encephalitis
• Rarely occurs in healthy people
• Causes include-
-Cryptococcus neoformans
-Blastomyces dermatitidis
-Candida
-Aspergillus fumigatus
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• The fungal spores enter the body via inhalation
• ENCEPHALITIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
• Fever
• Malaise
• Headache
• Cranial nerve dysfunction
ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS