 Encephalitis
"Encephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.
| Descriptor ID |
D004660
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.430
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalitis- Encephalitis
- Brain Inflammation
- Inflammation, Brain
- Brain Inflammations
Rasmussen Syndrome- Rasmussen Syndrome
- Rasmussen Encephalitis
- Rasmussen's Syndrome
- Encephalitis, Rasmussen
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Wong GK, Poon WS. Catheter impregnation to reduce external ventricular drain infection: reflection on SILVER Trial. Neurosurgery. 2012 Oct; 71(4):E912.
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Garey KW, Tesoro E, Muggia V, Pasquier O, Rodvold KA. Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of quinupristin-dalfopristin in a patient with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium [correction of faecalis] ventriculitis. Pharmacotherapy. 2001 Jun; 21(6):748-50.
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Aylett SE, Cross JH, Taylor DC, Boyd SG, Neville BG. Epileptic akinetic mutism: following temporal lobectomy for Rasmussen's syndrome. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1996 Dec; 5(4):222-5.
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