Acute viral encephalitis

KL Tyler - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Viral Encephalitis Encephalitis is characterized by fever, neurologic deficits, seizures,
pleocytosis, and neuroimaging and EEG abnormalities. The main viral causes segregate …

EAN consensus review on prevention, diagnosis and management of tick‐borne encephalitis

P Taba, E Schmutzhard, P Forsberg… - European journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection of the central
nervous system (CNS) caused by tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) and transmitted by …

Case definitions, diagnostic algorithms, and priorities in encephalitis: consensus statement of the international encephalitis consortium

A Venkatesan, AR Tunkel, KC Bloch… - Clinical Infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Encephalitis continues to result in substantial morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Advances in diagnosis and management have been limited, in part, by a lack of …

Herpes simplex encephalitis: an update

JW Gnann, RJ Whitley - Current infectious disease reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to provide an update on current
thinking regarding herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), emphasizing new information about …

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis: clinical manifestations, diagnosis and outcome in 106 adult patients

U Sili, A Kaya, A Mert… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is one of the most common causes of sporadic
encephalitis worldwide. Objective We aimed to determine clinical characteristics and …

Update on herpes virus infections of the nervous system

I Steiner, F Benninger - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2013 - Springer
Herpes simplex viruses types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) are human neurotropic viruses
that establish latent infection in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) for the entire life of the host. From …

Predictors of outcome in acute encephalitis

KT Thakur, M Motta, AO Asemota, HL Kirsch… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To investigate predictors of outcome in patients with all-cause encephalitis
receiving care in the intensive care unit. Methods: A retrospective analysis of encephalitis …

Herpes zoster: diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive approaches

MS Bader - Postgraduate medicine, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Herpes zoster (Hz), which generally presents as a localized, painful cutaneous eruption, is a
common clinical problem, particularly among adults≥ 50 years of age and …

Imaging of cerebritis, encephalitis, and brain abscess

TJ Rath, M Hughes, M Arabi, GV Shah - Neuroimaging Clinics of North …, 2012 - Elsevier
Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of brain abscess, pyogenic
infection, and encephalitis. The role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis and management of …

Encephalitis in children

C Thompson, R Kneen, A Riordan, D Kelly… - Archives of disease in …, 2012 - adc.bmj.com
Encephalitis is an uncommon but potentially devastating neurological syndrome with
different aetiologies including direct central nervous system infection with different agents …