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Encephalitis Learning Center
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The goals of treatment are to provide supportive care (rest, nutrition, fluids) to help the body fight the infection, and to relieve symptoms. Reorientation and emotional support for confused or delirious people may be helpful.
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Choice of treatment for encephalitis will depend on the cause. Bacterial encephalitis is treated with antibiotics . Viral encephalitis is usually treated with antiviral drugs including acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, ribovarin, and AZT. Viruses...
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The treatment team may include a pediatrician or a general practitioner, an infectious disease specialist and/or a critical care specialist, a neurosurgeon, a neurologist or a neonatologist. Others professionals may give support during hospitaliza...
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Choice of treatment for encephalitis depends on the cause. Bacterial encephalitis is treated with antibiotics . Viral encephalitis is usually treated with antiviral drugs , including acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, ribavirin, and AZT. Viruses t...
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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