Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UMLS:C0085437 (
bacterial meningitis
)
4,038
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Acute encephalitis is mainly of viral origin. Two groups of are considered: i) primary encephalitis, such as Herpes simplex encephalitis with intra-thecal synthesis of antibodies, and ii) post-viral infection encephalitis or
acute disseminated encephalitis
with immune dysregulation. The most common clinical presentation (fever, consciousness disturbance and seizures) is not specific and may reveal
bacterial meningitis
or cerebral abscess which require a specific treatment. Acyclovir has allowed consistant advances in the treatment of herpes encephalitis. Vaccination against selected viral infection, such as measle vaccine, is the only way to prevent
acute disseminated encephalitis
.
...
PMID:[Acute encephalitis in children]. 878 67
