TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Encephalitis A1 - McGuire, Jennifer L. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma associated with clinical evidence of neurologic dysfunction1 (e.g., encephalopathy, focal neurologic deficits, speech or movement disorders, seizures). Whereas inflammation is technically a neuropathologic diagnosis, neuroradiographic and laboratory [cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) profile] evidence of inflammation are used more commonly in clinical practice, given limited tissue availability. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157320565 ER -