What is encephalopathy, the symptoms and causes of the onset

Encephalopathy is nothing but a variety of brain disorders. Such violations are caused by malfunctions in its activities. A person can suffer from this disease from the very beginning, and can acquire it during life for various reasons. Very often people have acquired encephalopathy, the symptoms of which are: groundless irritability, the appearance of insomnia, a person quickly becomes tired, intellect is broken, frequent headaches and memory disorder occur, and loss of control over the manifestations of emotions is possible.

The causes of acquired encephalopathy can be the consequences of an infectious disease, various poisoning, structural and functional configuration of cerebral vessels. In addition, encephalopathy can be caused by brain tumors or manifest as a result of it. Such a complex disease, which occurs with progressive chronic disorders, should immediately begin to be treated. Therefore, always consult a doctor if you have the above symptoms, and he will prescribe a course of treatment.

Congenital encephalopathy can be caused by mother's illnesses during pregnancy, complications during the carrying of the baby. Also, the cause may be premature birth or cord injury by the umbilical cord, a large fetus or obstructed opening of the birth canal.

Encephalopathy, the symptoms of which have already been described above, are acting gradually. If at the very beginning of the disease only minor deviations are manifested, then the culminating period is expressed in the loss of the ability to think and dispose of one's actions. At the initial stage, there is depression, irritability and fatigue. Therefore, very often a person can not guess that he begins encephalopathy, these symptoms are often written off to overload at work or in bad weather. And only when the disease begins to progress, when there are obvious violations in the functioning of the brain, a person turns for help. As a result of untimely treatment of specialists, the central nervous system is destroyed, which leads to dementia, and sometimes even leads to death.

Encephalopathy, the symptoms of which are practically similar, can vary in species, and it is distinguished by the causes of this disease. Vascular deficiency of the brain, moreover, chronic, leads to the fact that there is a discus encephalopathy, which causes changes in the brain tissue and disrupts its work. The cause of this form can be long-term hypertension or in other words, increased blood pressure. Brain vessels can be affected in people with diabetes or against systemic diseases, rheumatism or heart failure, as well as with blood diseases. In the early stages of discirculatory brain encephalopathy , the symptoms of which are manifested in worsening memory and attention, sudden changes in mood, headaches, can be treated quite effectively and work capacity will quickly recover. But in the event that the disease begins to progress, the severity of the symptoms increases, other symptoms are added. For example, a person may begin to have difficulty hearing, speaking or moving badly, possibly narrowing the vessels of the brain, as well as the appearance of tremors or trembling of the hands and head. Here there is a threat of stroke, resulting in paralysis, in some cases a fatal outcome is possible.

Be sure to contact the doctor in time to appoint a course of treatment. With the help of which, you can stop the progression of this disease.