Encephalitis

• what is encephalitis?


  acute inflammation of the brain
• how many % of cases of encephalitis happen in children?

  30%
• what is the most common cause of encephalitis?

  herpes simplex virus (viral infection)
• symptoms of encephalitis


  - fever

  - headache

  - mental changes such as confusion, hallucinations, personality changes
• treatment for encephalitis


  antiviral medications