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Updated:
Tuesday, October 21 2014, 06:43 PM EDT
Doctors Explain Cause of Death For Catoosa Co. Boy
There is still an outpouring of support from the community for the family of an 11-year old Catoosa County boy who died last month, but questions remain about how Chandler Bolden passed away.
The Catoosa County Coroner Vanita Hullander said Monday that Bolden, a Heritage Middle School student, died of encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain.
Dr. David Sparks, a physician at Doctors Express, told NewsChannel9's Briona Arradondo on Tuesday that a person gets encephalitis from either a virus or bacteria. Sparks said dying from it is rare.
"It is not common to die from encephalitis. However, if an encephalitis because severe enough, then it can definitely lead to death," said Sparks.
According to Dr. Sparks, the most common cause of encephalitis in children is the enteroviruses...
Updated:
Tuesday, October 21 2014, 06:43 PM EDT
Doctors Explain Cause of Death For Catoosa Co. Boy
There is still an outpouring of support from the community for the family of an 11-year old Catoosa County boy who died last month, but questions remain about how Chandler Bolden passed away.
The Catoosa County Coroner Vanita Hullander said Monday that Bolden, a Heritage Middle School student, died of encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain.
Dr. David Sparks, a physician at Doctors Express, told NewsChannel9's Briona Arradondo on Tuesday that a person gets encephalitis from either a virus or bacteria. Sparks said dying from it is rare.
"It is not common to die from encephalitis. However, if an encephalitis because severe enough, then it can definitely lead to death," said Sparks.
According to Dr. Sparks, the most common cause of encephalitis in children is the enteroviruses...