Acute Encephalitis Flashcards
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Features of encephalitis
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Fever, headache, psychiatric symptoms, seizures, vomiting, focal features
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Cause of acute encephalitis
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HSV-1 most common cause in adults (95%). Typically affects temporal and inferior frontal lobes
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Investigations into suspected encephalitis
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CSF showing elevated protein and lymphocytosis, PCR, neuroimaging with MRI, ECG
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Management of encephalitis
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IV aciclovir
