What Is Autoimmune Encephalitis?
7. Hallucinations
Autoimmune encephalitis will also sometimes cause the patient to have hallucinations. This means seeing, hearing, and even smelling things that are just not there. The hallucinations can be very real to the patient, despite the fact that they are entirely a product of the patient’s brain. The patient can also suffer from vision problems.
The impact on the brain can affect the flow of electricity through the organ, and this can cause the patient to develop seizures. In addition, the patient can gradually lose their consciousness, becoming decreasingly aware of what is happening around them. In the more severe cases, the patient can go into a coma, and death is also a possibility.
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