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Encephalitis, Viral [PDF]

open access: yesEncyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 2014
Encephalitis is inflammation and swelling of the brain, often caused by an acute viral infection, or a para- or postinfectious phenomenon known as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). The most common sporadic viral cause is herpes simplex virus, but arthropodborne viruses, such as Japanese encephalitis virus, are a major cause in some settings,
Turtle, L., Solomon, T.
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Advances in viral encephalitis: Viral transmission, host immunity, and experimental animal models. [PDF]

open access: yesZool Res, 2023
Viral infections have led to many public health crises and pandemics in the last few centuries. Neurotropic virus infection-induced viral encephalitis (VE), especially the symptomatic inflammation of the meninges and brain parenchyma, has attracted ...
Yang D, Li XJ, Tu DZ, Li XL, Wei B.
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Changes of Epidemiological Characteristics of Japanese Encephalitis Viral Infection and Birds as a Potential Viral Transmitter in Korea. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Korean Med Sci, 2018
Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases have been increasingly reported recently especially in Seoul and its vicinity. Pigs are known as amplifying host of JE virus (JEV), but do not play an important role in these recent events because pig-breeding is not ...
Bae W, Kim JH, Kim J, Lee J, Hwang ES.
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Viral encephalitis [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2013
While systemic viral infections are exceptionally common, symptomatic viral infections of the brain parenchyma itself are very rare, but a serious neurologic condition.
Marcus Tulius T Silva
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The Causes and Long-Term Consequences of Viral Encephalitis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021
Reports regarding brain inflammation, known as encephalitis, have shown an increasing frequency during the past years. Encephalitis is a relevant concern to public health due to its high morbidity and mortality.
Karen Bohmwald   +6 more
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Viral Encephalitis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Neurocritical Care, 2014
Viral encephalitis refers to acute inflammatory process of brain parenchyma caused by viral agents. Viruses are known to be the most common infectious agents associated with acute encephalitis.
Heejeong Jeong, Soo-Kyoung Kim
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Glioblastoma Mimicking Viral Encephalitis Responds to Acyclovir: A Case Series and Literature Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2019
Viral encephalitis and glioblastoma are both relatively rare conditions with poor prognoses. While the clinical and radiographic presentations of these diseases are often distinctly different, viral encephalitis can sometimes masquerade as glioblastoma ...
Keenan Piper   +5 more
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Etiology and prognosis of acute viral encephalitis and meningitis in Chinese children: a multicentre prospective study

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background In China, there were few studies about the pathogens of acute viral encephalitis and meningitis in children in recent years. The aims of this study were to characterize the etiology and prognosis of acute viral encephalitis and meningitis in ...
Junhong Ai   +8 more
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Targeting SARM1 as a novel neuroprotective therapy in neurotropic viral infections [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Neuroinflammation
Viral encephalitis, resulting from neurotropic viral infections, leads to severe neurological impairment, inflammation, and exhibits high mortality rates with poor prognosis.
Sheng He   +8 more
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Viral Encephalitis of Unknown Cause: Current Perspective and Recent Advances

open access: yesViruses, 2017
Viral encephalitis causes acute inflammation of the brain parenchyma and is a significant cause of human morbidity and mortality. Although Herpes Simplex encephalitis is the most frequent known cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis in humans, an ...
Peter G. E. Kennedy   +2 more
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