Treatment unspecified encephalopathy in Ein Bokek (Dead Sea)

Encephalopathy - the death of nerve cells of the brain caused by insufficient blood supply, oxygen starvation or disease. Unspecified or idiopathic encephalopathy is called when it is not possible to determine the cause of the disease. In the initial stages, encephalopathy can manifest problems with sleep, weakness, constant drowsiness, inability to concentrate, apathy, impairment of memory and mental abilities. Over time, patients complain of headaches, tinnitus, blurred vision and audition, mood swings, poor coordination, nervousness. In advanced cases, neurological symptoms such as parkinsonism, speech disorders, chewing and swallowing appear. In the acute form, the doctor normalizes the cranial pressure, eliminates the convulsions, if necessary, transfers the patient to the mechanical ventilator, hemodialysis, and inject nutrients through an IV. When the exacerbation passes, the patient is prescribed a long course of lipotropic drugs, angioprotectors, thrombolytics, neuroprotectors, sedatives, tranquilizers, amino acids, vitamins, etc. The positive effect of drug therapy is strengthened and fixed with the help of physiotherapy, exercise therapy, acupuncture and massage, walking, correction of the day regimen.