Viral infections of the nervous system make up a wide range of disorders with a mainly
benign outcome. However, in some cases there is severe, morbimortality. In viral …

While systemic viral infections are exceptionally common, symptomatic viral infections of the
brain parenchyma itself are very rare, but a serious neurologic condition. It is estimated that …

Viral encephalitis is a medical emergency. The spectrum of brain involvement and the
prognosis are dependent mainly on the specific pathogen and the immunological state of …

While systemic viral infections are exceptionally common, symptomatic viral infections of the
brain parenchyma itself are very rare, but a serious neurologic condition. It is estimated that …

Objectives To review the diagnostic criteria for encephalitis and encephalopathy of
presumed infectious etiology, as well as the diagnostic workup for viral encephalitis and its …

THE term viral encephalomyelitis denotes an inflammation of the central nervous system
caused by a virus, involving any or all levels of the neuraxis-the cerebral hemispheres …

This book, consisting of 15 chapters, provides a comprehensive discussion on the clinical
diagnosis and management of viral encephalitis. Discussions are organized based on …

The epidemiology of encephalitis is a composite of the epidemiologic features of the multiple
individual etiologies associated with this syndrome. Understanding the epidemiology is …

Sixty patients with acute viral encephalitis admitted to The London Hospital in the last fifteen
years have been reviewed. These consisted of 12 patients with known viral infection, 29 …

The diagnosis of viral encephalitis presents the clinician with a problem of overwhelming
complexity. The number of viruses producing encephalitis is legion and other infectious …