title: Measles-induced encephalitis.
abstract: Encephalitis is the most frequent neurological complication of measles virus infection. This review examines the pathophysiology of measles infection and the presentations, diagnosis and treatment of the four types of measles-induced encephalitis including primary measles encephalitis, acute post-measles encephalitis, measles inclusion body encephalitis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The early symptoms of encephalitis may be non-specific and can be mistakenly attributed to a systemic infection leading to a delay in diagnosis. This review provides a summary of the symptoms that should cause health care workers to suspect measles-induced encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK Ha09113@qmul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Defres
authors.affiliation: From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK From the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University and Broadgreen NHS Trust, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections and The Walton Centre Neurology NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L9 7LJ UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D032521:Immunity, Herd; D000069544:Infectious Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D008457:Measles; D008458:Measles Vaccine; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D008458:Measles Vaccine