• Bogged down by dengue fever a 37-year-old man suffered brain damage and was in coma for about a month.
  • The railway employee initially suffered from high fever.
  • After several sessions of seizures and fits Deva lost his consciousness and went in a state of coma.
  • Usual treatments of medication and hydration did not work whereas an MRI scan revealed injuries in significant portions of his brain.
  • According to consultant neurologist at the hospital Dr. Nithin Kumar N, Deva suffered from dengue encephalitis, a rare manifestation of dengue fever, that lowered his chances of survival.
  • Medications were provided to improve his immune system to which positive signs of recovery could be seen. 
  • Within a few weeks all life forms and support systems were removed.
  • By the middle of the fifth week he came to consciuousness and started speaking.  
  • Physiotherapy sessions helped him to stand with support and even walk a few steps during discharge.

 

Source: Fortis Hospital, Bengaluru, Media Update