Suffered seizure, viral encephalitis detected. On levopill. Abdominal pain, foot, stomach burning. Hernia noticed in CT scan. Diagnosis?
Patient: my wife sufferred viral incephaleties in may 13.she had one seizure before detection of viral encephaleties.she recoved within a day after diagnosis.and on medication foe anti seizure i e  levipill 500mg 3 tab per day.but we r getting same indications ie pain abdomen,head each,burning in foot n stomuch.again mri was done ,it was okn again ct scan was done so little hernia was noticed.can pl diagnose the ailment? Doctor: Hi,Thank you for posting your query.Viral encephalitis occurs due to an infection of brain due to a virus, usually herpes simplex. Once a patient recovers from the acute phase, recovery continues over time. Levipil (levetiracetam) is a good anti-seizure medication and it should be continued.Abdominal pain and hernia are unrelated to viral encephalitis. Please consult a general surgeon for opinion and treatment.I hope it helps.Please get back if you require any additional information.Best wishes,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,My personal URL on this website:  http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/