Preparing questions in advance can help patients and parents have more meaningful discussions with physicians regarding their or their child’s treatment options. The following questions related to encephalitis may be helpful:

1. What can I do to prevent my child’s exposure to encephalitis?
   
   
2. How concerned should I be about the potential that my child will contract encephalitis?
   
   
3. What signs and symptoms might indicate that my child has encephalitis?
   
   
4. What activities put my child at greatest risk for exposure to encephalitis?
   
   
5. How can I limit mosquito and tick populations around my house?
   
   
6. What diagnostic tests for encephalitis might my child need to undergo, and what do they involve?
   
   
7. What type of encephalitis does my child have?
   
   
8. What are my child’s treatment options? What are the pros and cons of these methods?
   
   
9. Can my child get complications from encephalitis?
   
   
10. Should my family be tested for the condition that caused my encephalitis?
    
    
11. Should I alert school authorities and other parents of my child’s infection?