A Glasgow hospital will be lit up this week to raise awareness for a serious condition.
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) will be shining red on Wednesday, February 22 to raise awareness for encephalitis; an inflammation of the brain, caused by infection.
READ MORE: Severely ill man in TEN YEAR wait to get move from mouldy Glasgow flat
The Govan- based hospital will join more than 200 global landmarks including Niagara Falls, The Liver Building and the Jet d’Eau in Geneva to light up for the deadly illness.
Arwel Williams, south director for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: "The QEUH prides itself in being able to play a role in raising awareness for worthy causes such as this one.
"Encephalitis can impact anyone, so it’s really important people are able to recognise the symptoms and get the care they need as soon as possible.
"While lighting the building up may be a small gesture, we know that combined with the involvement of other key landmarks, it will go a long way to helping raise awareness of encephalitis."
READ MORE: Five cars crash on M8 motorway near Glasgow
Encephalitis which can impact both children and adults, affects up to 500,000 people every year, including 6000 in the UK and usually causes seizures, deterioration in cognition, odd behaviour or confusion.
Pauline Murray, 54, is one such individual diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis in 2015.
Having successfully recovered from the condition, she is now part of the National Encephalitis Society and spends her spare time further raising awareness of the virus.
She said: "Encephalitis is a vicious illness and not enough is known about the warning signs – which are crucial to help catch it early and minimise the damage it causes.
"That’s why it’s really important we’re able to help raise awareness so that others can be diagnosed earlier."
You can find out more about encephalitis and World Encephalitis Day HERE
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here