Structured Summary
Abstract
Brain inflammation caused by an infectious agent.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Encephalitis, Infectious
- Encephalitis Infection
- Encephalitis Infections
- Infection, Encephalitis
- Infections, Encephalitis
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Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific organism/infection term; note ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL is available
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History Note
2016; use ENCEPHALITIS 1964-2015
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Previous Indexing
- Encephalitis (1964-2015)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Infectious Encephalitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000069544. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000069544
- Infectious Encephalitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54927311