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Encephalitis : Complications

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Permanent brain damage may occur in severe cases of encephalitis. It can affect:HearingMemoryMuscle controlSensationSpeechVision.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Encephalitis symptoms may last several weeks. Most cases of encephalitis are mild, and recovery is usually quick.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The prognosis for encephalitis varies. Some cases are mild, short and relatively benign and patients have full recovery.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Encephalitis symptoms may last several weeks. Most cases of encephalitis are mild, and recovery is usually quick.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway. Normal muscle function requires intact c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway. Normal muscle function requires intact c...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Speech and language impairment may be any of several problems that make it difficult to communicate.Language impairment; Impairment of speech; Inability to speak; Aphasia; Dysarthria; Slurred speech; Dysphonia voice disorders.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 23, 2008
Speech disorders treated by speech-language pathologists include voice disorders(abnormalities in pitch, volume, vocal quality, or resonance or duration of sounds), articulation disorders(problems producing speech sounds), and fluency disorders(im...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association(ASHA), a language disorder is an impairment in comprehension use of the spoken, written, or other symbol system.Speech disorders affect the language and mechanics, the content of speech...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Speech-language pathology is the treatment for the improvement or cure of communication disorders, including speech, language, and swallowing disorders. The term used to describe professionals in this discipline is speech and language pathologist(...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
A speech disorder is a communication disorder characterized by an impaired ability to produce speech sounds or normal voice, or to speak fluently.Speech disorders belong to a broad category of disorders called communication disorders that also inc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The field of speech pathology, formerly known as speech therapy, is concerned with disorders of speech and language. A speech-language pathologist is a professional trained to diagnose and treat language and speech disorders.Speech pathology addre...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Speech disorders are characterized by a difficulty in producing normal speech patterns.Children go through many stages of speech production while they are learning to communicate. What is normal in the speech of a child of one age may be a sign of...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears.Decreased hearing; Deafness; Loss of hearing; Conductive hearing loss; Sensorineural hearing loss.Minor decreases in hearing are common after age 20.Hearing problems ...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 13, 2009
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.Sound can be measured accurately. The term decibel(dB) refers to an amount of energy moving sound from its source to our ears or to a microphone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound.Sound can be accurately measured. The term decibel(dB) refers to an amount of energy moving sound from its source to the ears of one or more listeners or to a microphone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears.There are three types of hearing impairment that occur in young children:.conductive hearing loss, a usually temporary interference with the reception...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Early detection and intervention are crucial in preventing or minimizing developmental and educational delays.Hearing loss is most commonly categorized by which parts of the ear are affected. Conductive hearing loss is caused by a problem in the m...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound.Sound can be measured accurately. The term decibel(dB) is a measure of loudness and refers to a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sound on a scale from zero, fo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Many people with cancer experience memory changes—such as mild forgetfulness, an inability to concentrate on more than one task, or more severe memory loss—after undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments. In other cases, as in a ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Impaired sensation is often a signal that there something affecting a nerve or the nervous system. Changes in sensations are often subjective and difficult to describe, that is, experienced by the patient but difficult for the provider to diagnose and treat.
Source:Healthline
Date:October 31, 2007
Uncontrollable movements are slow, twisting, continuous, and involuntary movements of the arms, legs, face, neck, or other parts of the body.Uncontrolled movements; Involuntary body movements; Body movements- uncontrollable; Dyskinesia; Athetosis....
Source:ADAM
Date:March 26, 2009
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