Patient's question:
My child is 7 weeks old and has had a headache for a week. The hospital did an EEG and found an issue, but the CT was normal. There was no sinusitis, and the eye vision is also fine. The doctor prescribed medication for encephalitis, specifically irinotecan and azithromycin. I would like to ask the doctor if this is the correct treatment for the symptoms?Doctor's answer:
Hello, if the child suffers from viral encephalitis, the rapid improvement is due to accurate diagnosis and timely treatment. Therefore, it is important not to interrupt the treatment and to focus on helping the child recover as quickly as possible.Additionally, regarding the symptoms you mentioned—such as dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and lethargy—it is unlikely to be a sequela of the (lumbar puncture). These are rather post-viral encephalitis meningeal irritation symptoms, which require a period of treatment and rest to recover.
Therefore, it is recommended that you continue with consolidation therapy. As for whether another is necessary, the doctor will likely make a decision based on the child's recovery progress. If it is not necessary, the doctor will not insist on it.