Encephalitis is the most serious neurological complication caused by HSV-1. Symptoms and signs of encephalitis can include fever, headache, lethargy, irritability, confusion, focal deficit ...

Health authorities in Victoria and NSW are warning of an increased risk of potentially life threatening mosquito-borne ...

Some people may get flare-ups of symptoms periodically ... the virus can migrate to the brainstem and cause HSV encephalitis, potentially fatal inflammation of brain tissues.

In patients who have autoimmune forms of encephalitis, the body's immune system is overactive. Suppressing the immune system can greatly improve the patient's symptoms. Once immunosuppressive ...

such as the herpes-simplex virus or measles, or through the immune system attacking the brain, and in a third of cases, the cause is unknown, Encephalitis International said. Symptoms can include ...

“It is a large leap to assign a virus, HSV, which causes encephalitis, bloody infections in brains, white matter changes and death, and cognitive complaints, to cause memory loss from dementia ...

growing public attention has been focused on these viruses because HSV and VZV infections are so prevalent and they are associated with rare complications, including encephalitis, hepatitis ...

Viruses like Covid and HSV-1 may trigger neurodegenerative diseases ... During the infection, people in some cases may develop encephalitis or inflammation of the brain which can cause confusion ...

In patients who have autoimmune forms of encephalitis, the body's immune system is overactive. Suppressing the immune system can greatly improve the patient's symptoms. Once immunosuppressive ...