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Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Encephalitis

Medical condition (new).image

Hsv_encephalitis.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

MRI scan image shows high signal in the temporal lobes and right inferior frontal gyrus in someone with herpes simplex encephalitis.

Medical condition (new).field

Neurology, infectious disease

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Headache, fever, confusion, stiff neck, vomiting

Medical condition (new).complications

Seizures, trouble speaking, memory problems, problems hearing

Medical condition (new).duration

Weeks to months for recovery

Medical condition (new).causes

Infection, autoimmune, certain medication, unknown

Medical condition (new).types

Herpes simplex, West Nile, rabies, Eastern equine, others

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms, supported by blood tests, medical imaging, analysis of cerebrospinal fluid

Medical condition (new).treatment

Antiviral medication, anticonvulsants, corticosteroids, artificial respiration

Medical condition (new).prognosis

Variable

Medical condition (new).frequency

4.3 million (2015)

Medical condition (new).deaths

150,000 (2015)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine.ReviewRhode Island medical journal (2013) · 2020Mileno MD
• Viral Encephalitis.ReviewNeurologic clinics · 2018Venkatesan A, Murphy OCDOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2018.07.001
• Encephalitis: intersections between infections and autoimmunity.ReviewClinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2025Venkatesan ADOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.11.028
• Encephalitis in children.ReviewArchives of disease in childhood · 2012Thompson C, Kneen R, Riordan A et al.DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300100
• Japanese encephalitis virus: An overview.ReviewJournal of vector borne diseases · 2025Li Q, Cheng X, Luo M et al.DOI: 10.4103/JVBD.JVBD_49_24
• Encephalitis.ReviewPediatrics in review · 2005Lewis P, Glaser CADOI: 10.1542/pir.26-10-353
• Viral encephalitis.ReviewDisease-a-month : DM · 1973Hammon WM, Ho MDOI: 10.1016/s0011-5029(73)80010-0
• Immune-mediated encephalitis for the infectious disease specialist.ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases · 2019Venkatesan ADOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000546

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