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Diseases » Encephalitis » Summary

What is Encephalitis?

Contents

Encephalitis: Introduction
Types of Encephalitis
Prognosis
Complications
Other names for Encephalitis
What causes Encephalitis?
What are the symptoms of Encephalitis?
Organs Affected by Encephalitis
Can anyone else get Encephalitis?
How is it treated?
Society issues for Encephalitis
Encephalitis: Introduction

What is Encephalitis?

Encephalitis: Dangerous infection of the brain.
Encephalitis: Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane and adjacent subarachnoid space. (On-line Medical Dictionary)
Source - Diseases Database
Encephalitis: inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use).
Source - WordNet 2.1

Encephalitis: Introduction

Types of Encephalitis:

Types of Encephalitis:

Viral Encephalitis
Bacterial Encephalitis
Primary encephalitis - caused directly by a virus in the brain
Secondary encephalitis - caused by a hypersensitivity reaction inside the brain to a virus outside the brain
Japanese encephalitis
Murray Valley encephalitis
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Broader types of Encephalitis:

How serious is Encephalitis?

Complications of Encephalitis: see complications of Encephalitis
Prognosis of Encephalitis: The prognosis for encephalitis varies. Some cases are mild, short and relatively benign and patients have full recovery. Other cases are severe, and permanent impairment or death is possible. The acute phase of encephalitis may last for 1 to 2 weeks, with gradual or sudden resolution of fever and neurological symptoms. Neurological symptoms may require many months before full recovery. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Encephalitis and Meningitis Information Page: NINDS)

What causes Encephalitis?

Causes of Encephalitis: see causes of Encephalitis
Risk factors for Encephalitis: see risk factors for Encephalitis

What are the symptoms of Encephalitis?

Symptoms of Encephalitis: see symptoms of Encephalitis

Complications of Encephalitis: see complications of Encephalitis

Encephalitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Encephalitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Encephalitis.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Encephalitis: see treatments for Encephalitis
Research for Encephalitis: see research for Encephalitis

Society issues for Encephalitis

Hospitalization statistics for Encephalitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Encephalitis:

0% (3) of hospital consultant episodes were for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
67% of hospital consultant episodes for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for mosquito-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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