[Infantile viral encephalitis and encephalopathy in Japan].
It has been reported that there are approximately one thousand annual cases of infantile viral encephalitis and encephalopathy in Japan. There are, however, no available information regarding its causative agent, prognosis, pathogenesis, and treatment except for HSV and influenza encephalopathy. Here, I review the recent advances from the two research programs on influenza and other encephalopathy in Japan supported by MEXT and MHLW.
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Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. morishim@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D019349:Roseolovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology