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Could Pressure Due To Eruption Of Wisdom Teeth, Unbalanced Walk And Difficulty Concentrating Indicate Encephalitis?

My son lives in key west florida,he has had a lot of trouble with his wisdom teeth coming in causeing a lot of pressure .2 weeks ago he had a sore come up in his mouth then it went away.today he called me and he said he is walking like a drunk person and has a hard time concentrating.could he have encephalitis? He is homeless but a vet He said he had a lot of pressure in his head.
Tue, 2 Sep 2014
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First and foremost, dental pain is unlikely to cause encephalitis.
there is only 1 condition where a dental problem can affect the brain
That usually happens when there is a dental extraction
It is called Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis'

But Looking at the query, I dont think he has it
Not till we can have an MRI brain done, and taken a good look at it
That way we can confirm it

Any other symptom? Even normal flu can cause similar issues. So we need to know more before we can comment on a diagnosis

Best of luck
Dr Mittal
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Could Pressure Due To Eruption Of Wisdom Teeth, Unbalanced Walk And Difficulty Concentrating Indicate Encephalitis?

First and foremost, dental pain is unlikely to cause encephalitis. there is only 1 condition where a dental problem can affect the brain That usually happens when there is a dental extraction It is called Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis But Looking at the query, I dont think he has it Not till we can have an MRI brain done, and taken a good look at it That way we can confirm it Any other symptom? Even normal flu can cause similar issues. So we need to know more before we can comment on a diagnosis Best of luck Dr Mittal