Acute viral encephalitis

KL Tyler - New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Viral Encephalitis Encephalitis is characterized by fever, neurologic deficits, seizures,
pleocytosis, and neuroimaging and EEG abnormalities. The main viral causes segregate …

Biofire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel for the aetiological diagnosis of central nervous system infections: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy …

J Trujillo-Gómez, S Tsokani, C Arango-Ferreira… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (FA/ME) panel brings benefits
in clinical practice, but its diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) remains unclear. We aimed to …

Evaluation of a commercial multiplex molecular panel for diagnosis of infectious meningitis and encephalitis

RM Liesman, AP Strasburg, AK Heitman… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rapid and accurate laboratory tests are important for the timely diagnosis and treatment of
central nervous system infections. The FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panel (BioFire …

Herpes simplex encephalitis: an update

JW Gnann, RJ Whitley - Current infectious disease reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to provide an update on current
thinking regarding herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), emphasizing new information about …

Acute encephalitis in immunocompetent adults

A Venkatesan, BD Michael, JC Probasco… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Encephalitis is a condition of inflammation of the brain parenchyma, occurs as a result of
infectious or autoimmune causes, and can lead to encephalopathy, seizures, focal …

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis update

JP Stahl, A Mailles - Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis update : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Herpes
simplex virus encephalitis update : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log in or Register …

Etiology and prognosis of acute viral encephalitis and meningitis in Chinese children: a multicentre prospective study

J Ai, Z Xie, G Liu, Z Chen, Y Yang, Y Li, J Chen… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract 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 …

Immunomodulatory strategies in herpes simplex virus encephalitis

J Piret, G Boivin - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) can be responsible for life-threatening HSV
encephalitis (HSE). The mortality rate of patients with HSE who do not receive antiviral …

Sepsis and other infectious disease emergencies in the elderly

SY Liang - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2016 - emed.theclinics.com
The world is aging. The number of individuals aged 60 years and older is expected to
increase globally from 841 million in 2013 to more than 2 billion by 2050. 1 In the United …

The use of adjunctive steroids in central nervous infections

S Gundamraj, R Hasbun - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Central nervous system (CNS) infections continue to be associated with significant
neurological morbidity and mortality despite various existing therapies. Adjunctive steroid …