Encephalitis

MONDO:0019956

An acute inflammatory process affecting the brain parenchyma. Causes include viral infections and less frequently bacterial infections, toxins, and immune-mediated processes.

Also known as: brain inflammation

97 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 26 tagged with Encephalitis itself.

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Where it sits in the disease tree

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↑ Brain disorder (16709) ↑ Acute disease (4756) ↑ Encephalomyelitis (227)

Sub-types of Encephalitis

Infectious encephalitis 3 trials · 50 incl. sub-types
10 sub-types
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy 19 trials
- Viral encephalitis 3 trials · 17 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Postinfectious encephalitis 0 trials · 13 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hendra virus infection 0 trials
- Kluver-Bucy syndrome 0 trials
- Mycoplasma encephalitis 0 trials
- Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood 0 trials
- Granulomatous amebic encephalitis 0 trials
- Primary amebic meningoencephalitis 0 trials
- Syphilitic encephalitis 0 trials
Autoimmune encephalitis 32 trials · 33 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Autoimmune limbic encephalitis 1 trial
- Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis 0 trials
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis 9 trials
Meningoencephalitis 6 trials
Limbic encephalitis 1 trial · 2 incl. sub-types
6 sub-types
- Autoimmune limbic encephalitis 1 trial
- Limbic encephalitis with DPP6 antibodies 0 trials
- Limbic encephalitis with caspr2 antibodies 0 trials
- Non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitis 0 trials
- Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis 0 trials Sub-types →
- Posttransplant acute limbic encephalitis 0 trials
Paraneoplastic isolated brainstem encephalitis 0 trials
Post-vaccinal encephalitis 0 trials

Most studied deeper sub-types

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (7) Tick-borne encephalitis (6) Japanese encephalitis (4) Limbic encephalitis with LGI1 antibodies (3) Herpes simplex encephalitis (2) Rasmussen subacute encephalitis (2) Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (1) Acute necrotizing encephalitis (1) Eastern equine encephalitis (1) West-Nile encephalitis (1) Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with anti-MOG antibodies (0) Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis without anti-MOG antibodies (0) Acute hemorrhagic encephalitis (0) Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis (0) Borna virus encephalitis (0) Classic paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis (0) Colorado tick fever (0) Encephalitis lethargica (0) HHV-6 encephalitis (0) Kunjin virus infectous disease (0)

Including sub-types (97) Tagged with Encephalitis (26)

Trials to join now! 14 Not yet recruiting 2 Not yet finished but already full! 4 Completed 6

Encephalitis

Where it sits in the disease tree

Most studied deeper sub-types

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