Author: Glossary
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Tick-borne encephalitis
A flaviviral infection of the brain transmitted by Ixodes ticks.
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Russian spring-summer encephalitis
Encephalitis due to a tick-borne virus. Humans may also contract it by drinking goat milk.
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Raccoon roundworm encephalitis
Encephalitis characterized by inflammation of the meninges, eosinophilia, prolonged encephalopathy, retinitis, and delayed recovery with profound neurological deficits. It is transmitted to children (or others) who eat soil contaminated by raccoon feces.
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Purulent encephalitis
Encephalitis characterized by abscesses in the brain.
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Postvaccinal encephalitis
Acute encephalitis following vaccination.
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Postinfectious encephalitis
Encephalitis that follows a systemic viral infection (e.g., mumps or measles) or a reactivation to varicella-zoster in adults.
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Encephalitis periaxialis
Inflammation of the white matter of the cerebrum, occurring mainly in the young.
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Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
A brain disorder occurring in some patients with cancer, characterized by the rapid onset of memory loss, often in association with temporal lobe disease, seizures, delirium, or disturbances of mood. Patients with PNLE often have antibodies against tumor antigens that also react with nerve cell antigens. In some patients the neurological disorder improves after treatment…
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Neonatal encephalitis
A form of encephalitis occurring within the first several weeks of life.
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Infantile encephalitis
Encephalitis that occurs in infants. The most common agents are arboviruses and herpes simplex virus.