Encephalitis is a disease referring to the inflammation or swelling of the brain. Broadly, it can happen because of infections, including viral infections, or the immune system acting up. That’s why ...

Encephalitis is a medical emergency that inflames the brain and can turn life-threatening within hours. Experts explain its ...

Encephalitis can be characterized as either primary or secondary. Whereas primary encephalitis arises when a virus or other type of agent directly infects the brain, secondary encephalitis is due to ...

Meningitis causes swelling in the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. Encephalitis is inflammation of brain tissues ...

They may be divided into several types, for example, one type is paraneoplastic disorders caused by antibodies that are directed against intracellular antigens found in association with underlying ...

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1) is the most common cause of sporadic viral encephalitis in the U.S., and immediate treatment with IV acyclovir is critical. Without treatment, HSV encephalitis has a ...

A case of encephalitis arising from a shingles outbreak, medically known as varicella zoster virus, or VZV, encephalitis, is “extremely rare,” according to Dr. Avindra Nath, clinical director of the ...

We have found reports of only 10 cases of Coxsackie infections of the nervous system in adults in which sufficient evidence was given for the presence of parenchymal disease. 21–25 Of these cases, ...

Infants and young children are particularly susceptible to viral encephalitis; however, the mechanisms are unknown. We determined the age-dependent contribution of innate and adaptive immune functions ...