Disease or Syndrome
viral encephalitis
vi·ral en·ceph·a·li·tis
Subclass of:
Central Nervous System Viral Diseases; Infectious Encephalitis
Definitions related to viral encephalitis:
  • Encephalitis resulting from viral infection.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (encephalitis, viral) Inflammation of brain parenchymal tissue as a result of viral infection. Encephalitis may occur as primary or secondary manifestation of TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; and ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Clinically relevant involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by viruses is an uncommon event, considering the overwhelming number of individuals affected by the different human viral infections. Most commonly, clinically relevant viral encephalitis affects children, young adults, or elderly patients, but the spectrum of...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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