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Get medical care right away if you experience any of the more-serious symptoms associated with encephalitis. A bad headache, fever and change in consciousness require urgent care. Infants and young children with any symptoms of encephalitis also need urgent care.
Serious illness associated with encephalitis is usually severe and relatively sudden, so seek emergency medical care. Your healthcare team will likely include specialists in infectious diseases and in the brain and nervous system, known as neurologists.
Most people with infectious encephalitis start with symptoms such as headache and fever. These can progress to more severe symptoms within hours to days, such as confusion, personality changes, seizures, and loss of sensation or movement in specific body areas.
The inflammation from meningitis most often triggers symptoms such as headache, fever and a stiff neck. Viral infections are the most common cause of meningitis in the United States. Bacteria, parasites and fungi also can cause it. Sometimes meningitis improves in a few weeks without treatment.
Symptoms. Symptoms of ME/CFS can vary from person to person, and the severity of symptoms can fluctuate from day to day. In addition to fatigue, symptoms may include: Extreme exhaustion after physical or mental exercise. Problems with memory or thinking skills.
Viral encephalitis. This viral infection also causes swelling in the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Severe or untreated jaundice. Jaundice appears as a yellowing of the skin and eyes. The condition occurs when certain byproducts of "used" blood cells aren't filtered from the bloodstream. Bleeding into the brain.
Signs and symptoms of polio are similar to other viral diseases that affect the nervous system. It's important to get a timely and accurate diagnosis. If you had polio before, see your health care provider if you have new or worse signs or symptoms.
Mayo Clinic specialists have experience recognizing the clinical characteristics of encephalitis. Mayo Clinic also has advanced brain imaging to assist with diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of encephalitis are important to prevent serious complications.
Typical signs and symptoms include: Pain. Transverse myelitis pain may begin suddenly in your lower back. Sharp pain may shoot down your legs or arms or around your chest or abdomen. Pain symptoms vary based on the part of your spinal cord that's affected. Abnormal sensations.
Most people who are infected with CMV who are otherwise healthy experience few if any symptoms. When first infected, some adults may have symptoms similar to infectious mononucleosis, including: Fatigue; Fever; Sore throat; Muscle aches