Most common causes :
- Sporadic encephalitis - Herpes
- Epidemic encephalitis - Arbovirus
- Viral encephalitis - Enterovirus (also MC meningoencephalitis)
- Brainstem encephalitis - Rabies
Viral encephalitis : causes
- Enterovirus (80%)
- Arbovirus
- Herpes
- Mumps
HSV encephalitis :
- MRI - Temporal lobe hyperintensities on T2 and Flair
- CSF : haemorrhagic ; PCR for HSV
- Treatment - Acyclovir
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