title: Management of acute viral encephalitis.
abstract: Effective therapeutic intervention in the natural history of a disorder implies understanding of pathogenesis, accuracy of diagnosis, and the availability of an effective treatment. In viral encephalitis, these are all problematic and, as a result, there is no general agreement on the preferred management strategy.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids