Encephalitis is a illness referring to the irritation or swelling of the mind. Broadly, it may occur due to infections, together with viral infections, or the immune system performing up.
That’s why Dr. Sarosh Irani, a Mayo Clinic neurologist and researcher, says it is important to acknowledge World Encephalitis Day.
"A number of physicians, and certainly the public, are not aware of encephalitis as an entity. Yet, it is a medical emergency, where we know that early treatment makes a major difference to our patients, both with infectious forms of the disease and the growing — and perhaps now more common — autoimmune forms of the disease," Dr. Irani says.
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