Resumen
Definición
Anamnesis y examen
Principales factores de diagnóstico
- fever
- rash
- altered mental state
- focal neurologic deficit
- meningismus
- parotitis
- lymphadenopathy
- optic neuritis
- acute flaccid paralysis
- movement disorder
Otros factores de diagnóstico
- cough
- gastrointestinal infection
- seizures
- biphasic illness
- autonomic and hypothalamic disturbances
- myocarditis/pericarditis
- jaundice
- arthritis
- retinitis
- parkinsonism
Factores de riesgo
- age <1 or >65 years
- immunodeficiency
- vector exposure and/or animal bites
- location
- vaccination
- postinfection
- blood/body fluid exposure
- organ transplantation
- season
- occupation
- hunting/trekking in woods
- swimming or diving in warm freshwater or nasal/sinus irrigation
- spelunking (cave-exploring)
- death in animals
- cancer
Pruebas diagnósticas
Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar
- CBC
- peripheral blood smear
- serum electrolytes
- liver function tests
- blood cultures
- throat swab
- nasopharyngeal aspirate
- chest radiography
- CT brain
- MRI brain
- electroencephalogram (EEG)
- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
- CSF culture
- CSF serology
- CSF polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse
- stool enteroviral culture
- sputum culture
- IgG and IgM antibodies (blood or CSF)
- PCR (blood)
- HIV serology/RNA test
- CSF biomarkers/prion protein assay
- paraneoplastic antibodies (blood and CSF)
- abdominal/pelvic ultrasound
- whole-body CT
- whole-body PET scans
- magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- next-generation sequencing of CSF
- brain biopsy
Algoritmo de tratamiento
immunocompetent host: suspected viral etiology
immunocompromised host: suspected viral etiology
confirmed herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis
confirmed varicella zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis
confirmed cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis
confirmed Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis
confirmed herpes B encephalitis
confirmed human herpes 6 encephalitis
confirmed nonherpes virus etiology
nonviral etiology
convalescent phase: all etiologies
Colaboradores
Autores
Sung G Ji, MD, PhD
Behavioral Neurology Fellow
Department of Neurology
University of Washington
Seattle
WA
Divulgaciones
SGJ declares that he has no competing interests.
Payal B. Patel, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology
University of Washington
Seattle
WA
Divulgaciones
PBP has received research funding support from the National Institute of Health and Bayer Pharmaceuticals. PBP has received an honorarium as an author from Medlink Neurology and Continuum Neurology.
Agradecimientos
Dr Payal B. Patel would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Leo H. Wang, Dr Louise T. Wang, Dr Catalina C. Ionita, Dr Manjunath Markandaya, Dr David Janicke, Dr Robert Schmidt, and Dr Kimiko Domoto-Reilly, previous contributors to this topic.
Divulgaciones
LHW, LTW, CCI, MM, DJ, RS, and KDR declare that they have no competing interests.
Revisores por pares
Alejandro Rabinstein, MD
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
MN
Divulgaciones
AR has participated in advisory board meetings for Astra Zeneca, Chiesi, and Shionogi.
Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH, FIDSA
Professor of Medicine
UT Health McGovern Medical School
Houston
TX
Divulgaciones
RH has received research support and personal fees from Biomeriaux (Biofare Diagnostics).
Russel Dale, MBChB, MRCPCH, MSc, PhD
Professor of Paediatric Neurology
The University of Sydney
Consultant Neurologist
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Sydney
Australia
Declarações
RD declares that he has no competing interests.
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Referências
Principais artigos
Venkatesan A, Tunkel AR, Bloch KC, et al. Case definitions, diagnostic algorithms, and priorities in encephalitis: consensus statement of the International Encephalitis Consortium. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Oct;57(8):1114-28.Texto completo Resumo
Solomon T, Michael BD, Smith PE, et al. Management of suspected viral encephalitis in adults--Association of British Neurologists and British Infection Association National Guidelines. J Infect. 2012 Apr;64(4):347-73.Texto completo Resumo
Miller JM, Binnicker MJ, Campbell S, et al. Guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases: 2024 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Mar 5:ciae104.Texto completo Resumo
Kneen R, Michael BD, Menson E, et al. Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children - Association of British Neurologists and British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infection Group national guidelines. J Infect. 2012 May;64(5):449-77.Texto completo Resumo
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Diagnósticos diferenciais
- Viral meningitis
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- Status epilepticus
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- Guide to utilization of the microbiology laboratory for diagnosis of infectious diseases
- Canadian consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune encephalitis in adults
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