Encephalitis lethargica first appeared during World War 1, but reported cases gradually faded over the 1920s, and in the years following, cases were only sporadically reported. The clinical presentation was heterogeneous ...

St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) was isolated for the first time during a human encephalitis outbreak in St. Louis, Missouri (USA) in 1933 (Lumsden 1958). The viral isolation was carried out from a brain sample of a ...

Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is one of the most common causes of noninfectious encephalitis. It can be triggered by tumors, infections, or it may be cryptogenic. The neurological manifestations can be either acute or ...

Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by free-living amoebae is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose and hard to treat, generally being fatal. Anti-amoebic treatment is often delayed because clinical signs ...

Early recognition and prompt specific treatment are crucial factors influencing the outcome of pa- tients with acute encephalitis. The aim of this study was to determine the main causes of acute encephalitis in our population ...

Viral infections, the main cause of encephalitis, invade CNS via bloodstream (e.: enterovirus), peripherical nerves (e.: rabies) and less frequently, via olfactory nerve (e.: free life amoebas). Focal neuron compromise ...

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Neuropathic arthropathy (Charcot`s arthropathy) is a progressive articular disease associated with a reduced sensorial and protector proprioceptive reflex. Its etiology includes many different conditions such as syringomyelia, ...