Seeking treatment to recover brain damage due to Encephalitis

[dpaliwal]

One child was born normal but after one year he got Encephalitis fever after that his brain was damaged, now he is 17year old and recovering as slow learner child with intellectual disabilities. So we want to know if there is any further treatment to recover brain in normal stage. physically he is recovered but mental growth is very slow.

[sassy59]

Welcome to the forum dpaliwal. I hope your son is getting good medical care. Are you in the UK? If so, there are facilities to help but things are difficult with covid. You would need to speak to a doctor. If you’re not in the UK then I don’t really know what to suggest.

I wish you and your son well for the future.

Take care xxxx

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Hi dpaliwal, I'd like to join sassy59 in welcoming you to the Care Community. I think that this is something which can only be answered by a medical professional, as recovery from a brain injury, (whatever its cause), has so many individual factors. I don't think that anyone but a professional familiar with your son's medical history could address this.

As sassy points out, it's also a really difficult time to get answers due to the pandemic, and that's frustrating. Is your son currently receiving professional treatment?

I think that one thing families in this situation can do is to always have hope and to foster the sort of care within the home that gives the best chance of improvement. It's no guarantee of course, but through your love and concern for, and interest in your son's wellbeing, you certainly help him to achieve his maximum potential.

Otherwise I too am at a loss to think of anything much that may help, other than an expert neurologist, and wonder whether you would be able to find the right person in your country of residence or need to travel internationally.

There is another community on HealthUnlocked which might be able to help you further, called Brain Health

healthunlocked.com/brainhealth

but of course you are also welcome to ask for our support here at the Care Community. We aren't experts but we are always more than happy to be supportive.

Sending good wishes to both yourself and your son.