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Top Neurosurgeon in Pitampura & Shalimar Bagh - What are Neuro-infectious Diseases?


Neuro-infectious Diseases affect the nervous system of the person from the brain and spinal cord to muscle and nerves. These diseases usually occur when the immune system of the person is unable to fight an invading pathogen or germ. It results due to the weaker immune system of the individual and the virus finds the body easier to attack.

There are wide range of Neuro-infectious Diseases that can affect a person due to various causes. Most of the neurological infectious are caused by micro-organisms including virus, fungi, bacteria and parasites. And they are mostly life threatening diseases. Although there is a significant advancement in the management of many other infectious disease, but the infections of central nervous system still prove to be a great challenge in front of the Neurologists. The reason behind this is the difficulty in their diagnosis and treatment of the many Neuro-infectious Diseases is still to be discovered. And to add on to this many new viruses are also emerging because of the globalization of human travel. Sometimes people travel from one place to another carrying the virus inside them and intentionally or unintentionally they end up spreading the virus among other people as well. The most recent example of this is Covid-19 pandemic. Other examples include chikungunya, dengue, Marburg, influenza virus, arbovirus which is usually carried by mosquitoes and ticks, severe acute respiratory syndrome, Ebola, measles, enteroviruses that resides in the digestive tract of the personetc.

Why OnlyDr. Shailesh Jain?

No matter what the disease is, but when it comes to the treatment of our loved ones we always want best treatment for them. The question about taking a risk when selecting a neurologist for thepeople that you love doesn’t even arises which is so obvious as many neuro-infectious disease can cause severe and or even permanent neurological damage to the patient which is why it becomes necessary to give quick and good medical attention to the patent that too from someone who specialises is these diseases.Going to the novice doctor when the most crucial parts of the person’s body are involved like his brain and spinal cord doesn’t makes much sense. Neuro-infectious disease should be treated only under the guidance of an expert and experienced Neurologist. Among Top neurologist in Pitampura is Dr. Shailesh Jain. Heis senior consultant neurosurgeon at Arihant Neurospine Clinic in North Delhi. He has worked in AIIMS and has years of experience in treating his patients well. He has the specialisation in neuroinfectious diseases. He has 15 years of Neurosurgical experience and is very renowned and widely commended Neurosurgeon in Delhi. Dr. Shailesh Jain believes in giving the best treatment to his patients and their life is his utmost priority. He believes that with the use of right medicine, proper care and attention and most importantly a good doctor, almost all the diseases can be cured, as no disease is bigger than your mental strength and your will power to live to its fullest.

How to identify a Neuro-infectious Disease?

As the time of treatment is of utmost importance in Neuro-infectiousdiseases, to identify a disease at right becomes crucial so that the patient may receive timely medical attention. Diagnosing a neuro-infectious disease is a task in itself. But if the disease gets identified in the earlier stage then its treatment becomes easier and the danger to the patient’s life decreases. Most common symptoms of the diseases include:

· Altered taste or smell

· Loss of balance

· Muscle weakness

· Numbness

· Confusion or cognitive changes

· Involuntary muscle contraction

· Fainting, lethargy or even change in consciousness level of the patient

· Pain, swelling, redness, fever, and heat at the infected area can also be felt by the patient affected with Neuro-infectious disease.

· Convulsions and drowsiness

If any of these symptoms are found anyone of your friends and family members it’s always better to get it checked by a doctor. Avoiding these symptoms can prove to be quite dangerous for the person and may have long lasting effects on their body. Don’t get frightened and scared, fight with virus bravely and you will definitely make it through and especially if you have Dr. Shailesh Jain as your Neurologist, then why to worry?

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