by Mayo Clinic Credit: CC0 Public DomainEncephalitis is a disease that involves the inflammation or swelling of the brain. It can happen because of infections or immune system problems, and early treatment is important. That’s why Sarosh Irani, B.M.B.Ch., a neurologist and researcher at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, says it’s essential to raise awareness. “A...
by University College London Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (red) cultivated and purified from cell culture. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID Monkeypox can sometimes lead to neurological complications such as encephalitis (brain inflammation), confusion or seizures, finds a new review of evidence...
UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG IMAGE: MAX LEVIN OCH SARA BJURSTEN, SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG. CREDIT: PHOTO BY ANNA REHNBERG. Immunotherapy is very effective for many cancers, but the treatment can also cause autoimmune side effects. Encephalitis is one of the most serious and difficult-to-diagnose side effects of immunotherapy. Now care staff can use a simple...
UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: MOLLY E MCGETRICK, M.D. CREDIT: UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER Slight differences in clinical features can help physicians distinguish between two rare but similar forms of autoimmune brain inflammation in children, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists suggests. The findings, published online in Pediatric Neurology, could provide patients and their families with...
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis of the disease’s pathology and mining data to determine the incidence of similar occurrences. The molecular analysis revealed the presence of...
