Childhood immune encephalitis is usually curable.
Childhood immune encephalitis, a type of encephalitis intervened by a child’s autoimmune response, is often curable. The current main treatment is immunotherapy, and commonly used drugs include glucocorticoid drugs, such as prednisone acetate and methylprednisolone, with immunoglobulin, which can enhance the patient’s immune regulation ability as well as the ability to fight infections.
Some pediatric patients who do not respond well to first-line immunotherapy may be treated with gene therapy drugs such as rituximab or immunosuppressants such as cyclophosphamide.
In addition, childhood immune encephalitis may cause other complications, such as epilepsy, which often requires antiepileptic drugs such as valproate and carbamazepine.
Childhood immune encephalitis should be treated in a timely manner by visiting a hospital and cooperating with the doctor with medication. The above medications need to be used as prescribed by the doctor.