We performed a literature search in the Medline database, using the PubMed website. The
incidence of presumably infectious encephalitis is estimated at 1.5–7 cases/100,000 …

Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain structures: neurons, vessels or glial cells.
However, a consensual definition of the syndrome is difficult to obtain, and it is even more …

Context In 2007, we performed a nationwide prospective study to assess the epidemiology
of encephalitis in France. We aimed to evaluate epidemiological changes 10 years later …

Background. Encephalitis is associated with significant mortality and morbidity, but its cause
remains largely unknown. We designed a national prospective study in France in 2007 to …

Background. Large epidemiological studies evaluating the etiologies, management
decisions, and outcomes of adults with meningitis or encephalitis in the United States (US) …

Background Encephalitis has many causes, but for most patients the cause is unknown. We
aimed to establish the cause and identify the clinical differences between causes in patients …

Objective We aimed to estimate the spatiotemporal patterns of the encephalitis burden along
with its attributable risk factors at the national, regional, and global levels, which may be …

Encephalitis causes high rates of illness and death, yet its epidemiology remains poorly
understood. To improve incidence estimates in England and inform priority setting and …

Objective: To estimate the burden of encephalitis-associated hospitalizations in the United
States for 1998–2010. Methods: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a nationally …

Background Encephalitis rates by etiology and acute-phase outcomes for encephalitis in the
21st century are largely unknown. We sought to evaluate cause-specific rates of encephalitis …