In 1987 I had the pleasant task of reviewing the precursor of this book, which was called
Viral Encephalitis: Pathology, Diagnosis and Management. The strongly positive tone of that …

Encephalitis refers to an acute, usually diffuse, inflammatory process affecting the brain.
While meningitis is primarily an infection of the meninges, a combined meningoencephalitis …

Numerous viral pathogens possess the ability to invade the central nervous system (CNS)
and produce neurologic dysfunction (Table 1). Although most infections with neurotropic …

BACKGROUND–Viral encephalitis occurs in epidemic settings or is sporadic. New
encephalitis patterns reflect the roles that biologic reservoirs and vectors play in determining …

Sixty patients with acute viral encephalitis admitted to The London Hospital in the last fifteen
years have been reviewed. These consisted of 12 patients with known viral infection, 29 …

Encephalitis is defined as inflammation of brain parenchyma with associated neurologic
dysfunction. The term cerebritis is used when the etiologic organism causes gross …

Over 100 viruses have been associated with acute central nervous system infections. The
present review focuses on some of the most common agents of viral encephalitis, as well as …

Viral infections of the central nervous system (CNS) occur infrequently and most often result
in relatively benign self-limited disease. Nevertheless, CNS infections have tremendous …

Although etiological diagnosis remains challenging in viral encephalitis, recent advances
may soon provide the clinician with additional tools. Environmental changes, host factors …

In response to complex ecological and societal dynamics, the worldwide epidemiology of
viral encephalitis continues to evolve in surprising ways. The articles highlighted here …