University:
Trinity College Dublin
Course:
TR053 | Physiotherapy
Academic year:

2024
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357

Pages:

4
Author:

josee

ENEPHALITIS (INflammation of BRAIN TISSUE) General Symptoms 1. Headache, usually fronto orbital 2. Nausea, vomiting, low back pain, joint pain 3. Sleep rhythm disturbances 4. Impaired consciousness 5. Cranical nerve paralysis 6. Cerebral irritation Reason 1)BACTERIA Suppurativa encephalitis, staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Escherichia coli Inflammation of: otitis media, mastoiditis, sinusitis, bronchitis, empyema, skull osteomyelitis, penetrating brain trauma, thrombophlebitis Lues central nervous system Stage II, III, IV 2)RICKETSIA Cerebral Rickettsiosisenters through a bite 3) PARASITES Brain Malaria • Tropical malaria plasmodium falcipatum • Erythrocytes infected with parasites develop a blockage of Toxoplasmolysis - Toxoplasma gondoli • In adults it is not disturbed • Vetus can damage the brain, Amebiasis Ameba of the genus Naegleria enter through the nose when swimming meningoencephalitis 4)WORM Cysticercosis Cysticercus cellulosae: std. Taenia solium larvae – swallowed – hatch in the stomach – blood vessels – brain - Echinococtosis - Ecchinococcus granulosus - Schistosomiasis - Schistosoma japonica 5) FUNCUS Central nervous system fungal infections Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Coccidiodes immitis, Aspergillus fumagatus, Mucor mycosis 6)VIRUS RNA viruses Paramixovicus: parotitis virus, morbilli virus Rabdovirus: rabies virus Togavirus: rubella virus, Flavivirus (Japanese encephalitis virus B, dengue virus) Piconavirus: Enterovirus (polio virus, coxsakle A, B, echovirus) Arenavitus: choriomeningitis virus lymphocytaria DNA virus Herpes viruses: Herpes zoster-varicella, Herpes simplex, Cytomegalovirus, Eptein-virus Barr Proxvirus: Variola, Vaccinia Retrovirus: AIDS TUBERCULOOUS MENINGITIS ETIOLOGY • Mycobacterium tuberculosis hominis variant • Attacks all ages, rarely ≤ 6 months • Most common in children 6 months – 5 years • Disease to the brain through blood hemorrhage • Disease to the brain via blood circulation SYMPTOM • The heat is not too high • Headache, neck pain, muscle pain, back pain • Feeling weak • Weight loss Hallucinations BRAIN FLUID EXAMINATION: Pressure : increase Color : clear/santochrome Proteins : increase Sugar : decrease Chloride : decrease Leukocytes : increases to 500/mm3 Blood : leukocytes increase to 20,000 Tubercholine test: often positive