Encephalitis

Encephalitis

Author: PedsCases Team October 12, 2025 Duration: 40:21

This podcast discusses encephilitis. The episode was developed by Emily Kacer, first-year pediatrics resident at the McMaster University, in collaboration with Dr. Brandon Meaney, Division Head of Pediatric Neurology and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at McMaster University. Together, they define encephalitis and identify the common infectious and autoimmune causes in pediatric population, discuss an approach to diagnosing encephalitis, compare it with meningitis, review some of the potential long-term complications of encephalitis. 

There are no conflicts of interest to disclose by the authors.

 


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