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 …

Background: Viral encephalitis is a medical emergency. The prognosis depends mainly on
the pathogen and host immunologic state. Correct immediate diagnosis and introduction of …

Encephalitis refers to an acute, usually diffuse, inflammatory process affecting the brain.
While meningitis is primarily an infection of the meninges, a combined meningoencephalitis …

Numerous viral pathogens possess the ability to invade the central nervous system (CNS)
and produce neurologic dysfunction (Table 1). Although most infections with neurotropic …

Encephalitis is defined as inflammation of brain parenchyma with associated neurologic
dysfunction. The term cerebritis is used when the etiologic organism causes gross …

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 …

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 …

Acute encephalitis constitutes a medical emergency. In most cases, the presence of focal
neurological signs and focal seizures will distinguish encephalitis from encephalopathy …

The management of patients with suspected viral encephalitis has been revolutionised in
recent years with improved imaging and viral diagnostics, better antiviral and …

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 …