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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Encephalitis may be classified into primary and secondary post infectious encephalitis. | Encephalitis may be classified into primary and secondary post infectious encephalitis.<ref name=LONGE> {{cite book |last=Longe |first=Jacqueline |date=2006 |title=Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine |edition=6th}}</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Encephalitis may be classified into primary and secondary post infectious encephalitis. Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. Secondary post infectious encephalitis is an auto-immune reaction of immune system in response to an infection elsewhere in the body, often and often occurs two to three weeks after the initial infection.<ref name=LONGE> {{cite book |last=Longe |first=Jacqueline |date=2006 |title=Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine |edition=6th}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 4 February 2016
Template:Encephalitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [2]; Anthony Gallo, B.S. [3]
Overview
Encephalitis may be classified into primary and secondary post infectious encephalitis.[1]
Classification
Encephalitis may be classified into primary and secondary post infectious encephalitis. Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. Secondary post infectious encephalitis is an auto-immune reaction of immune system in response to an infection elsewhere in the body, often and often occurs two to three weeks after the initial infection.[1]