Topic · Infectious Diseases · Medicine

Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis

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Neuroscience·bioRxivPreprint·Oct 10, 2025
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Central nervous system-derived inflammasome cytokines drive neuroglial injury and cerebral oedema in viral encephalitis, despite corticosteroid therapy
Franklyn Nkongho Egbe, Cordelia Dunai, Claire Hetherington…+17 more authors·Benedict Daniel Michael
This study identifies IL-1 and IL-6 as key drivers of neuroinflammation in HSV encephalitis, showing they are not reduced by corticosteroids and are associated with poor outcomes.
DOI 10.1101/2025.10.10.681150
human·mouse
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Neuroscience·mBioPeer-reviewed·Aug 31, 2021
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Enhanced virus detection and metagenomic sequencing in patients with meningitis and encephalitis
Anne L Piantadosi, Shibani S. Mukerji, Simon H. Ye…+18 more authors·Pardis Christine Sabeti
This study uses metagenomic sequencing to detect pathogens in CNS infections, identifying novel pathogens and improving detection methods.
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human·metagenomics
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Genomics·Journal of Clinical VirologyPeer-reviewed·Jul 31, 2020
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Improved diagnosis of viral encephalitis in adult and pediatric hematological patients using viral metagenomics
Ellen C. Carbo, Emilie P. Buddingh, Evita Karelioti…+6 more authors·Jutte J.C. de Vries
This study improves viral encephalitis diagnosis in hematological patients using viral metagenomics with capture probes, detecting viruses missed by routine tests.
63 citations
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