A 3-year-old girl had hallucinations and discovered a strange illness

April 3, 2019

After undergoing a seizure of seven minutes, Grace Smolinski's parents took her to the hospital and discovered the unthinkable.

Parents of Grace Smolinski, 3 years old, they were alerted when their baby girl started suffer from seizures. The episodes were repeated again and again, but everything got worse when after a seven-minute collapse, the girl regained consciousness without being able to speak or walk.

"In the first hours of hospitalization, whenever I could say fewer things, he used to sing and tell complete stories, but at that time he was not even able to say "Moana", explained his mother, Erin Smolinski, to foreign media.

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Far from improving, his picture continued to degrade. So much so that parents began to believe that there was someone else in their daughter's room, a person who terrorized her. "I was very scared, I was wondering what I saw but the nurses explained to me that I was hallucinating"Remembrance of the woman.

After several days of comprehensive study and badysis, the doctors found that the cause of all symptoms was due to autoimmune encephalitis. This condition resulted in her cardiopulmonary arrest and she was transferred to the intensive care unit, where she had another serious attack.

In this regard, her mother confessed, "I just collapsed when I saw that 20 people were working on it, and I'll never forget that they had to intubate to help."

Autoimmune encephalitis

Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of conditions that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy brain cells. Among the disorders it causes, include neurological and psychiatric disorders (problems of memory and cognition, convulsions, impaired balance, loss of speech or sight, psychosis, aggression and panic attacks).

In addition, the experts explained that this pathology usually occurs sporadically and in people without a family history. Among the treatments are immunosuppressive treatments and, if the case is badociated with the presence of cancer, removal of the tumor. Early diagnosis effectively reduces the risk of long-term complications and relapses because, in the absence of treatment, it can lead to death.

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In the case of Grace, the minor was subjected to an immunosuppressive diet which included six months of chemotherapy, rehabilitation, steroids and drugs to stop the seizures. After two weeks of hospitalization, she was able to return home with her parents and two brothers. In addition, He returned to kindergarten.

Thanks to that, the little girl has improved remarkably and quickly. "In a fortnight, he was unable to walk and run on his scooter," said Erin.