Viral encephalitis: Difference between revisions
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Treatment is usually [[symptomatic]]. Reliably tested specific antiviral agents are available only for a few viral agents (e.g. [[acyclovir]] for [[herpes simplex virus]]) and are used with limited success for most infection except herpes simplex encephalitis. In patients who are very sick, supportive treatment, such as mechanical ventilation, is equally important. | Treatment is usually [[symptomatic]]. Reliably tested specific antiviral agents are available only for a few viral agents (e.g. [[acyclovir]] for [[herpes simplex virus]]) and are used with limited success for most infection except herpes simplex encephalitis. In patients who are very sick, supportive treatment, such as mechanical ventilation, is equally important. | ||
==Limbic system encephalitis== | ==Limbic system encephalitis== | ||
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| Viral encephalitis | |
| ICD-10 | A83-A86, B94.1, G05 |
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| ICD-9 | 323 |
| DiseasesDB | 22543 |
| MeSH | D004660 |
Template:Encephalitis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History & Symptoms
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Adult patients with encephalitis present with acute onset of fever, headache, confusion, and sometimes seizures. Younger children or infants may present with irritability, anorexia and fever.
Lab Tests
Pathophysiology
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Treatment
Medical Therapy
Treatment is usually symptomatic. Reliably tested specific antiviral agents are available only for a few viral agents (e.g. acyclovir for herpes simplex virus) and are used with limited success for most infection except herpes simplex encephalitis. In patients who are very sick, supportive treatment, such as mechanical ventilation, is equally important.
Limbic system encephalitis
In a small number of cases, called limbic encephalitis, the pathogens responsible for encephalitis attack primarily the limbic system (a collection of structures at the base of the brain responsible for basic autonomic functions).
See also
- Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
- Japanese Encephalitis
- St. Louis Encephalitis
- Equine Encephalitis
- Rasmussen's encephalitis
- La Crosse encephalitis
- Murray Valley encephalitis virus
- California encephalitis virus
- meningoencephalitis
- Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
- Herpes simplex
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