Viral encephalitis
| Viral encephalitis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Infectious diseases  |
Viral encephalitis is a type of encephalitis caused by a virus.[1]
It is unclear if anti seizure medications if used in all people with viral encephalitis would improve seizure related outcomes.[2][needs update]
Types
Types of encephalitis 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
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, which also causes encephalitis
See also
References
- ^ "Viral Encephalitis: Overview - eMedicine Neurology". Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ Pandey, S; Rathore, C; Michael, BD (Oct 9, 2014). "Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures in viral encephalitis". The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 10: CD010247. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD010247.pub2. PMID 25300175.