Encephalitis

Identifying the specific cause is key to effective management

Kathleen M. Gutierrez Dr Gutierrez is clinical instructor and staff physician, division of pediatric infectious disease, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.Correspondence[email protected].

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Charles G. Prober Dr Prober is professor of pediatrics, medicine, microbiology, and immunology and associate chairman, department of pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Encephalitis affects persons in all age-groups and can result from a myriad of infectious and noninfectious causes. Depending on the cause, the outcome may be benign or in some cases fatal. So where do you start in the process of paring down the diagnostic possibilities? Drs Gutierrez and Prober describe the key clinical features of this potentially life-threatening disease and recommend a comprehensive approach to diagnostic evaluation.

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