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There's a set of free CT images here (under creative commons). I just don't have time to upload them right now. If you'd like to upload them but don't know how, I can help, drop me a note. delldot talk 19:32, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
I just removed claims that millions died in the epidemic from 1917 to 1928. Based on a report in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine the number was likely in the thousands (and perhaps tens of thousands). Free access of reference here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1296535/pdf/jrsocmed00036-0049.pdf . 23:57, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
I spent two weeks in the hospital for viral encephalitis, dont remember anything and apparently should have died. i still don't understand what happened to me. david what! ( talk) 23:24, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
I don't think many people will confuse 'syphilis' with 'encephalitis'. So, why don't we just remove the 'not to be confused with syphilis' link? Netha Hussain ( talk) 20:33, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
Wishing to discuss: " 02:03, 27 August 2012 Yobol (talk | contribs) . . (10,506 bytes) (-65) . . (Undid revision 509297360 by Wendystation (talk)instead of reverting, please discuss on talk page why it should be included, after reviewing WP:EL) (undo)"
Encephalitis Global is an information resource for people seeking information in layman terms.
Wendy Station, President and webmaster of Encephalitis Global, Inc. was a guest to testify to Congress in Washington DC as an authority on the topic of encephalitis. ( http://olpa.od.nih.gov/hearings/108/session2/reports/westnile.asp)
Encephalitis Global Inc. ( http://www.encephalitisglobal.org) is a USA registered charity which qualifies for inclusion for the same reasons that the link to The Encephalitis Society (www.encephalitis.info) a UK registered charity, is included.
Encephalitis Global Inc. offers the only existing daily active encephalitis discussion forum available to the public.
Wendystation ( talk) 23:41, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
Fair enough; I understand your statements. But... I do think that when society searches for more information on the topic of encephalitis, they would benefit to find Encephalitis Global, Inc. Perhaps I'm not fully understanding the purpose of each topic within Wikipedia. Nevertheless, I respect your decision... thank you. Wendystation ( talk) 05:54, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Is encephalitis fatal? What proportion of affected individuals die? What proportion would die without treatment? What kinds of long-terms problems (if any) can it cause in survivors? Inclusion of this basic information would improve this article. (I know nothing on this topic, or else I would add the info myself.) 98.213.180.238 ( talk) 02:48, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
"The incidence of acute encephalitis in Western countries is 7.4 cases per 100,000 population per year. In tropical countries, the incidence is 6.34 per 100,000 per year." Is this really the case - or a mistake? And if it IS the case, then why? (The reader shouldn't have to doubt whether it is a mistake or not, so then provide at least one reason to why this is the case.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.146.196.18 ( talk) 13:08, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
Request to have a link to The Encephalitis Society added with the external link section of this Article. The Encephalitis Society is the International charity that prides support for all affected either directly or indirectly by Encephalitis and is regularly seen as the first contact. It also has shown to provide research and studies into Encephalitis and is also recognised for this. Links: The Encephalitis Society pwoolfy ( talk) 21:04, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
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, please see WP EL [1]-- Ozzie10aaaa ( talk) 21:41, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
Hello, we are a group of medical students editing this page as part of our class assignment. We have compiled a list of suggestions to improve this article and would appreciate community feedback before we proceed with these edits. Here is a list of our suggestions:
1. We propose to add this addition to the Encephalitis#epidemiology section: "The incidence of Encephalitis has not changed much over time, with an incidence of encephalitis in the US of 250,000 over the last 10 years. Approximately seven per 100,000 patients were hospitalized for encephalitis in the US during this time.
This note should be added to the epidemiology section, as it adds to the overall picture of the epidemiology of encephalitis.
In response to User: Doc James we propose to change the edit to:
"The incidence of Encephalitis has not changed much over time, with an incidence of encephalitis in the US of 250,000 from 2005 to 2015. Approximately seven per 100,000 patients were hospitalized for encephalitis in the US during this time. [1]
2. We propose to add this addition to the encephalitis#treatment section: "Identification of poor prognostic factors include thrombocytopenia, cerebral edema, status epilepticus, and thrombocytopenia. In contrast, a normal encephalogram at the early stages of diagnosis is associated with high rates of survival." [1]
The addition of the prognosis of the disease is important to the article, because there is no information surrounding prognosis in the article thus far.
3. We propose to add this addition to the encephalitis#cause section, under autoimmune encephalitis: "There are two groups of autoimmune pathophysiology, consisting of classic paraneoplastic disorders to intracellular antigens, and autoantibodies to extracellular epitopes of ion channels, and receptors. The antigens and mechanisms of several forms of autoimmune encephalitis, such as lupus cerebritis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis are not well established. [2]" 16vg11 ( talk) 19:25, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
4. We propose the following change to the encephalitis#diagnosis section: "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of the cerebrospinal fluid, to detect the presence of viral DNA which is a sign of viral encephalitis. [3]"
5. We propose the following change to the encephalitis#diagnosis section: "People should only be diagnosed with encephalitis if they have a decreased or altered level of consciousness, lethargy, or personality change for at least twenty-four hours without any other explainable cause. [4]"
6. We propose the following change to the encephalitis#cause section: "The majority of viral cases of encephalitis have an unknown cause, however the most common identifiable cause of viral encephalitis is from herpes simplex infection. [5]
@ Ozzie10aaaa: citation has been updated to include link/reference online textbook (page number not included since source is online)
7. We propose the following change to the encephalitis#treatment section: Add " Pyrimethamine-based maintenance therapy is often used to treat Toxoplasmic Encephalitis (TE), which is caused by Toxoplasma gondii and can be life-threatening for people with weak immune systems. [6] The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), in conjunction with the established pyrimethamine-based maintenance therapy, decreases the chance of relapse in patients with HIV and TE from approximately 18% to 11%. [6] This is a significant difference as relapse may impact the severity and prognosis of disease and result in an increase in healthcare expenditure. [6]"
COMMENT: Small stuff - As of 11/8, ref 1 and 2 are the same, and 3 and 4 are the same. The first Lancaster links to the journal (wrong); the second Lancaster links to PubMed (right). Ross needs ISBN number and page numbers. Which Ozzie10aaaa already wrote. The last ref, looks like you trapped a sentence in between the beginning of the ref (the <ref name) and the body of the ref. David notMD ( talk) 22:04, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
"::Thank you all for the feedback and suggestions! As of 11/13/2017 I believe we have made all the suggested changes but please let us know if there is something that we missed. FYI we will be adding our edits to the article on 11/15/2017. 2001:1970:5223:8200:2CC9:6703:B92C:6118 ( talk)" —Preceding undated comment added 02:41, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
References
The frequency appears to be based on a misinterpretation of the cited source; AFAICT, the number given is the source's estimate of the number of people who, at some point in 2015, were living with long-term (> 3 months) sequelae of encephalitis (or possibly the number of person-years lived with such sequelae; I'm not sure), not the number of people who developed encephalitis in 2015 (incidence), nor the number of people who were living with current encephalitis in 2015 (prevalence). 2600:8807:C180:1234:5DD1:6731:3938:E015 ( talk) 20:51, 10 April 2019 (UTC)