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This review summarizes common and emerging viral encephalitides, including West Nile, Nipah, and enterovirus 71, as well as advances in the diagnosis and treatment of viral encephalitis.
This review summarizes updates on common and emerging viral encephalitides, including West Nile, Nipah, and enterovirus 71, along with advances in Japanese and herpes simplex encephalitis.
Over 100 viruses have been associated with acute central nervous system infections. The present review focuses on some of the most common agents of viral encephalitis, as well as important emerging viral encephalitides. In this context, the initial detection of West Nile virus in the Western Hemisphere during the 1999 New York City outbreak, the first description of Nipah virus in Malaysia, and the appearance in Asia of a new neurovirulent enterovirus 71 strain that causes severe neurologic disease are highlighted. In addition, advances regarding diagnosis, neuroimaging and treatment of Japanese and herpes simplex encephalitis are presented.
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Hinson et al. (2001) conducted a review in Viral encephalitis. This review summarizes common and emerging viral encephalitides, including West Nile, Nipah, and enterovirus 71, as well as advances in the diagnosis and treatment of viral encephalitis.
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