Encephalitis means inflammation of the brain matter. Despite being a rare condition,
encephalitis is of public health importance worldwide because it has high morbidity and …

Background Encephalitis is a syndrome of neurological dysfunction due to inflammation of
the brain parenchyma, caused by an infection or an exaggerated host immune response, or …

Acute encephalitis is a relatively uncommon but potentially harmful CNS inflammation
usually caused by infection. The diagnosis is difficult to establish and the etiology often …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the long-term motor and neurocognitive outcome of children with
acute encephalitis and to look at possible prognostic factors. METHODS: Children who were …

Background: Limited data are available on childhood encephalitis. Our study aimed to
increase insight on clinical presentation, etiology, and clinical outcome of children with …

Background Encephalitis is a serious neurological disorder, yet data on admission rates for
all-cause childhood encephalitis in England are scarce. We aimed to estimate admission …

Background: Children with encephalitis have increased risk for long-term neurological
sequelae. We investigated minor neurological dysfunction (MND) and cognitive …

Introduction Infectious and immune-mediated encephalitides are important but under-
recognised causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood, with a 7% death rate and up to …

Because of the highly neurotropic and neurovirulent properties of wild-type mumps viruses,
most national regulatory organizations require neurovirulence testing of virus seeds used in …

Objective We aimed to audit the regional management of central nervous system (CNS)
infection in children. Methods The study was undertaken in five district general hospitals and …