Viral encephalitis
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Viral encephalitis is a type of encephalitis caused by a virus.[1]
It is unclear if anticonvulsants used in people with viral encephalitis would prevent any seizures.[2]
Types
Types of encephalitis in humans include:
- Arbovirus encephalitis
- La Crosse encephalitis
- Enterovirus
- California encephalitis virus
- Japanese encephalitis
- St. Louis encephalitis
- Eastern equine encephalitis virus
- Western equine encephalitis virus
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
- Murray Valley encephalitis virus
- Tick-borne meningoencephalitis
- Powassan encephalitis
- West Nile virus
- Herpes simplex
- Human herpesvirus 6
- Varicella zoster virus
- Rabies
- HIV
- H5N1 encephalitis
- Nipah virus encephalitis
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, which also causes encephalitis
See also
References
- ↑ "Viral Encephalitis: Overview - eMedicine Neurology". Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ↑ Pandey, S; Rathore, C; Michael, BD (22 May 2016). "Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures in viral encephalitis". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (5): CD010247. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010247.pub3. PMID 27209627.
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