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Encephalitis Learning Center

Encephalitis is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the brain, usually due to infections. See also: Meningitis
Source:ADAM
Date:September 28, 2008
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hypersensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis. When both the...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process that affects brain tissue and is almost always accompanied by inflammation of the adjacent meninges (tissues lining the brain). There are many types of encephalitis, most of which are caused by viral i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
An inflammatory disease of the brain caused by a virus that either has invaded the brain, or a virus appearing elsewhere in the body that has caused a sensitivity reaction in the brain. Encephalitis infects the brain tissue itself and has serious ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hypersensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis. When both the...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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