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Aetiology

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The most usual cause of encephalitis in the UK is herpes simplex virus. HIV infection is of increasing importance.

Other causes of encephalitis include:

  • measles
  • mumps
  • poliomyelitis
  • varicella
  • subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
  • progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
  • California bunyavirus
  • Coxsackie virus
  • cytomegalovirus
  • Echo virus
  • herpes zoster
  • Behcet's syndrome

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