Today is World Ensephalitis Day. Autoimmune Ensephalitis is part of our youngest's official diagnosis. Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a newly discovered disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy brain cells, leading to inflammation of the brain. This inflammation causes various neurologic and/or psychiatric symptoms and makes the brain not function as it should. There are no specific symptoms that alone make the diagnosis of AE. The hallmark of AE is the rapid onset of a combination of distinct symptoms, such as: Decreased level of consciousness, seizures, psychosis, severe anxiety, distorted vision, loss of balance, involuntary movements, vision changes, weakness or numbness of part of the body, loss of language, memory difficulties, loss of inhibition, insomnia, cognitive impairment, paranoid thoughts, and hallucinations. Continuing to fight for her healing & raising awareness about AE is extremely important to us. The last year had been a whirlwind & hard for me to put into words even. Our lives are changed, we take things day by day, and we celebrate the small things. Thank you for all the love & support. We so very much appreciate it as we navigate this journey. #worldencephalitisday #autoimmune #autoimmunedisease #autoimmuneencephalitis #placentamom #sacramento #placentaencapsulation (at El Dorado Hills, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMlwXTA7op/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sny1ghjjpf9q