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13 Percent of Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Have Suicidal Thoughts

Fourteen of 15 patients has sustained remission; only one patient had persistent suicidal ideation, self-directed violence

Neuropsychiatric Manifestations Seen in Monkeypox Patients

Headache, fatigue, and myalgia are reported frequently; serious complications, such as confusion, encephalitis, and seizure, are less common

Major Neurological Disorders on the Rise in the United States

Burden increasing largely due to aging of the U.S. population

In the July 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Recommendations Developed for Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

Vaccine recommended for persons moving to live in JE-endemic country and long-term, frequent travelers
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid obtained from patients with meningitis or encephalitis can improve diagnosis of neurologic infections

Next-Gen Sequencing of CSF Improves Diagnosis of CNS Infections

Eight of 13 diagnoses made solely by metagenomic NGS had likely clinical effect, seven guided treatment
After the mysterious deaths of three German variegated squirrel breeders

Exotic Squirrels Transmit Deadly Virus to Breeders in Germany

Breeders diagnosed with encephalitis and died within two to four months of symptom onset
Researchers have characterized a La Crosse virus isolate from the brain of a child who died of encephalitis-associated complications in eastern Tennessee in 2012.

CDC Details Mosquito-Borne Virus-Linked Death in Tennessee

Researchers identify lethal strain of La Crosse virus in Tennessee patient