Posts Tagged ‘encephalitis’

Increased Recognition of Powassan Encephalitis in the United States, 1999-2005

Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2008 (abstract only).  A report of 9 cases of tick-borne Powassan encephalitis in Maine and Canada.

http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2008.0022

The Management of Encephalitis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008. IDSA’s guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain inflammation, including those caused by tick-borne diseases. Includes tables.

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/589747

Chronic Neurologic Manifestations of Lyme Disease

New England Journal of Medicine. Drs. Steere, Kaplan, and Logigian follow up with former patients, find many ill with chronic symptoms, including fatigue, headache, encephalopathy, encephalitis, neuropathy, arthritis, and hearing loss.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJM199011223232102