Beyond Viruses: Clinical Profiles and Etiologies Associated with Encephalitis

Beyond viruses: clinical profiles and etiologies associated with encephalitis.

BACKGROUND Encephalitis is a complex syndrome, and its etiology is often not identified. The California Encephalitis Project was initiated in 1998 to identify the causes and further describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of encephalitis. METHODS A standardized report form was used to collect demographic and clinical data. Serum, cerebrospinal fluid, and respiratory specimens ...

Encephalitis with thalamic and basal ganglia abnormalities: etiologies, neuroimaging, and potential role of respiratory viruses.

BACKGROUND Encephalitis is a severe neurological syndrome with devastating consequences. Despite extensive testing, the etiology often remains unknown. Involvement of the thalamus or basal ganglia (T/BG) occurs in a subset of patients with encephalitis and may be an important etiological clue. In order to improve diagnosis of T/BG patients, we reviewed this subgroup within the California Enceph...

AIDS-associated myelopathy: clinical severity, MR findings, and underlying etiologies.

Neurologic Clinical Signs in Cattle With Astrovirus‐Associated Encephalitis

BACKGROUND Evidence of neurotropic astroviruses has been established using novel genetic methods in cattle suffering from viral encephalitis of previously unknown origin. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical signs observed in cattle with astrovirus-associated encephalitis. ANIMALS Eight cattle (4 cows, 3 heifers, and 1 bull of 4 different breeds) admitted to the Clinic for Ruminants for neur...

O18: Autoimmune Encephalitis (Pathophysiology, Clinical Signs and Diagnos Tic Tests)

Autoimmune encephalitis is a difficult clinical diagnosis due to the similarities in the clini­cal, imaging and laboratory findings of many forms of autoimmune and infectious encephalitis. Autoimmune encephalitis involves several types: The first group includes the classic paraneo­plastic disorders associated with antibodies to intracellular antigens. The second group involves autoanti...