Misdiagnosing encephalitis may lead to severe complications
Encephalitis is acute inflammation of brain tissue. Though itself a rare condition, it is most commonly due to viral infection such as influenza, herpes, measles, or mumps, to name a few. Many of us remember contracting chickenpox as children, but the virus that causes chickenpox is also a known cause of viral meningitis. Providers misdiagnosing […]
