SPOTTING the key signs of a rare life-threatening brain disorder will save lives, experts said today. In the wake of the ...

On World Encephalitis Day, experts urge early recognition and timely treatment to prevent lifelong disability or death ...

2) acute signs of cerebral involvement such as altered consciousness or personality and/or seizures and/or focal neurological signs 5; 3) reactive IgM dengue antibody, NS1 antigen or positive dengue ...

"There is no specific treatment for JE so it is very important for people who live in or travel to these areas to be aware of the elevated risk," said Alison Nikitas, director of public health for ...

India has recorded important gains in the prevention and management of encephalitis over the past decade, reflecting stronger ...

Encephalitis International on Monday launched a new recognition tool to help Filipinos easily identify early warning signs of encephalitis, a disease that, if diagnosed late, could lead to severe ...

TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning ...

South Carolina health officials are warning of "irreversible" neurological damage in children as measles-related hospitalizations climb in the state. Of the 876 confirmed cases in the state’s upstate ...

The ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina is causing serious, even life-threatening, health issues for some unfortunate children. This week, the South Carolina Department of Public Health issued ...

1 MBBCh (Wits), MMed (Wits), FCPsych (SA), FCNeuropsych South Africa Definitive management for autoimmune encephalitis includes first-line immunotherapy (corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulins, ...

South Carolina children who have contracted cases of the measles virus in recent months have also been affected by a worrying and sometimes deadly complication, the state’s epidemiologist said ...