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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 5/2018

01-05-2018 | Editorial Commentary

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Current Trends and the Future

Author: Biswaroop Chakrabarty

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2018

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Excerpt

Encephalitis is defined as inflammation of brain parenchyma manifested clinically by altered consciousness or behaviour with varying degree of focal neurological deficits and showing features of inflammation on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination or neuroimaging. It can be caused by infectious, toxic, metabolic and immune mediated entities [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Current Trends and the Future
Author
Biswaroop Chakrabarty
Publication date
01-05-2018
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-2653-9

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