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Christine Hogan Viral Encephalitis This lecture will discuss the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and numerous causative agents of viral encephalitis, the manifestation of viral infection of the brain parenchyma. Viral encephalitis is characterized by acute fever, headache, and evidence of parenchymal brain involvement such as changes in mental status and seizures. It can be caused by a myriad of viruses, and we will concentrate on only a few specific etiologies for the purpose of this course. I. General Principles A. Definitions/Distinctions Encephalitis refers to inflam