Encephalitis

By Mayo Clinic Staff
May 16, 2024

Research

Mayo Clinic researchers are working to improve diagnosis and treatment of encephalitis. Specific efforts include laboratory studies of medicines that might block the brain's inflammatory response to certain infections. Mayo Clinic researchers also have done clinical studies on predictors of outcome for people with HSV encephalitis and newly emerging tick-borne infections.

Publications

See a list of publications about encephalitis by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

  1. Bennett JE, et al. Encephalitis. In: Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 9th ed. Elsevier; 2020. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  2. Krogstad P, et al. Acute viral encephalitis in children: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  3. Ferri FF. Encephalitis, acute viral. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2022. Elsevier; 2022. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  4. AskMayoExpert. Viral encephalitis. Mayo Clinic; 2022.
  5. Gluckman SJ. Viral encephalitis in adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  6. Encephalitis. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/encephalitis#. Accessed March 10, 2024.
  7. Bradshaw MG, et al. Emergency evaluation and management of encephalitis and myelitis in adults. Seminars in Neurology. 2019; doi:10.1055/s-0038-1676845.
  8. Gundamraj V, et al. Viral meningitis and encephalitis: An update. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 2023; doi:10.1097/QCO.0000000000000922.
  9. Krogstad P, et al. Acute viral encephalitis in children: Treatment and prevention. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  10. Daroff RB, et al. Viral encephalitis and meningitis. In: Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 8th ed. Saunders Elsevier; 2022. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  11. Zachary KC. Acyclovir: An overview. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  12. Breisch N. Prevention of arthropod and insect bites: Repellents and other measures. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  13. West Nile virus prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/westnile/faq/repellent.html. Accessed April 5, 2022.
  14. Dubey D, et al. Autoimmune encephalitis epidemiology and a comparison to infectious encephalitis. Annals of Neurology. 2018; doi:10.1002/ana.25131.
  15. Thomas AR. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. Jan. 3, 2024.
  16. Krogstad P, et al. Acute viral encephalitis in children: Treatment and prevention. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed April 13, 2022.
  17. Singh TD, et al. Predictors of outcome in HSV encephalitis. Journal of Neurology. 2016; doi:10.1007/s00415-015-7960-8.
  18. Wormser GP, et al. Update and commentary on four emerging tick-borne infections: Ehrlichia muris-like agent, borrelia miyamotoi, deer tick virus, heartland virus, and whether ticks play a role in transmission of bartonella henselae. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 2015; doi:10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.009.
  19. Howe CL, et al. Neuroprotection mediated by inhibition of calpain during acute viral encephalitis. Scientific Reports. 2016; doi:10.1038/srep28699.
  20. Medical review (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. April 14, 2022.
  21. Ferri FF. Antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2024. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed March 10, 2024.
  22. Trewin BP, et al. Immunotherapy in autoimmune encephalitis. Current Opinion in Neurology. 2022; doi:10.1097/WCO.0000000000001048.
  23. Abbuehl LS. Can we forecast poor outcomes in herpes simplex and varicella zoster encephalitis? A narrative review. Frontiers in Neurology. 2023; doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1130090.
  24. AskMayoExpert. Autoimmune and paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2023.

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