 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) |
C02.182.500 C10.228.140.430 C10.228.228.210.150 C10.228.228.245
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalitis- Encephalitis
- Brain Inflammation
- Inflammation, Brain
- Brain Inflammations
Rasmussen Syndrome- Rasmussen Syndrome
- Encephalitis, Rasmussen
- Rasmussen Encephalitis
- Rasmussen's Syndrome
Infectious Encephalitis- Infectious Encephalitis
- Encephalitides, Infectious
- Infectious Encephalitides
- Encephalitis, Infectious
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Kruse CA, Pardo CA, Hartman AL, Jallo G, Vining EP, Voros J, Gaillard WD, Liu J, Oluigbo C, Malone S, Bleasel AF, Dexter M, Micati A, Velasco TR, Machado HR, Martino AM, Huang A, Wheatley BM, Grant GA, Granata T, Freri E, Garbelli R, Koh S, Nordli DR, Campos AR, O'Neill B, Handler MH, Chapman KE, Wilfong AA, Curry DJ, Yaun A, Madsen JR, Smyth MD, Mercer D, Bingaman W, Harvey AS, Leventer RJ, Lockhart PJ, Gillies G, Pope K, Giller CA, Park YD, Rojiani AM, Sharma SJ, Jenkins P, Tung S, Huynh MN, Chirwa TW, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Chang JW, Owens GC, Vinters HV, Mathern GW. Rasmussen encephalitis tissue transfer program. Epilepsia. 2016 06; 57(6):1005-7.
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Farias-Moeller R, Carpenter JL, Dean N, Wells EM. Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Critically Ill Children with Encephalitis and Meningoencephalitis. Neurocrit Care. 2015 Dec; 23(3):380-5.
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Korotcova L, Kumar S, Agematsu K, Morton PD, Jonas RA, Ishibashi N. Prolonged White Matter Inflammation After Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Circulatory Arrest in a Juvenile Porcine Model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Sep; 100(3):1030-7.
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Wolf NI, Toro C, Kister I, Latif KA, Leventer R, Pizzino A, Simons C, Abbink TE, Taft RJ, van der Knaap MS, Vanderver A. DARS-associated leukoencephalopathy can mimic a steroid-responsive neuroinflammatory disorder. Neurology. 2015 Jan 20; 84(3):226-30.
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Tailor YI, Suskauer SJ, Sepeta LN, Ewen JB, Dematt EJ, Trovato MK, Salorio CF, Slomine BS. Functional status of children with encephalitis in an inpatient rehabilitation setting: a case series. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2013; 6(3):163-73.
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Nelson KB, Chang T. Is cerebral palsy preventable? Curr Opin Neurol. 2008 Apr; 21(2):129-35.
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Chew LJ, Takanohashi A, Bell M. Microglia and inflammation: impact on developmental brain injuries. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2006; 12(2):105-12.
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Acosta MT, Montañez P, Leon-Sarmiento FE. Half brain but not half function. Lancet. 2002 Aug 24; 360(9333):643.
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