Abstract:Meningoencephalitis is inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) including the brain parenchyma, lining of the brain and brainstem.Inflammation in meningoencephalitis can be caused by infectious or non-infectious processes (autoimmune diseases, neoplastic processes, drug reactions).In cases of suspected encephalitis in children, empirical therapy that can be given within the first 6 hours after admission to the hospital without a diagnosis of a cause other than a virus is acyclovir at a dose of 500 mg/m… Show more
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