ANSWER: Encephalitis means inflammation of the brain, which is a rare condition. It can be caused by infections (especially viruses) or autoimmune reactions, including antibody-mediated encephalitis.

My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating well), and ...

My 28-year-old son is in the hospital. He hasn’t been acting like himself for a few weeks (not sleeping nor eating ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Ever since I had my son, I tend to worry whenever he gets ill, so I try to educate myself on different viruses and autoimmune disorders. I recently came across encephalitis. What is ...

Commonly found viruses such as the parvovirus B19 (PVB19) can cause serious brain infections like encephalitis, said ...

Nipah virus is a particularly dangerous infectious agent, causing acute encephalitis, rapidly progressing respiratory failure ...

Commonly found viruses such as the parvovirus B19 (PVB19) can cause serious brain infections like encephalitis, said ...

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis, caused by HSV types 1 and 2, is the most common sporadic viral encephalitis worldwide, with an annual incidence of around 2·2–4·6 per million people.1 Before ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for encephalitis (brain inflammation), caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) does not ...

A major UK clinical trial has shown that adding the corticosteroid dexamethasone to standard antiviral treatment for ...