Brain Disease Encephalitis: The Silent Inflammation That Can Change Everything: By Aarushi Bose When the brain becomes inflamed, even simple functions can turn uncertain. Brain disease encephalitis ...

A case of encephalitis arising from a shingles outbreak, medically known as varicella zoster virus, or VZV, encephalitis, is “extremely rare,” according to Dr. Avindra Nath, clinical director of the ...

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists with the Rajewsky and ...

A girl diagnosed with a rare brain disease after suddenly becoming unresponsive at home has been "fighting like hell", her ...

The 2024 outbreak of eastern equine encephalitis – known as triple E or EEE – has caused six reported and confirmed human disease cases in five states, including one death, as of Sept. 4, 2024. EEE ...

A 6-year-old girl with a rare neurological disease recently underwent a 10-hour surgery in California where half of her brain was disconnected in an effort to help cure her. Brianna Bodley underwent a ...

A rare brain illness left Milly Brock unable to walk or speak, but eight months later, she was back leading her regional ...

Monkeypox can sometimes lead to neurological complications such as encephalitis (brain inflammation), confusion or seizures, finds a new review of evidence led by a UCL researcher. Several studies ...

Encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain often caused by infections or autoimmune processes, 1 is a serious and sometimes life-altering condition. While the acute symptoms of encephalitis—including ...

Background. Encephalitis is parenchymal brain inflammation, commonly due to herpes simplex virus (HSV). Key host inflammatory mediators and their relationship to blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability ...

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following his health battle with viral encephalitis. Confirming his death in a social media post on Thursday, his wife Victoria Mary Clarke said in ...