CMV encephalitis was first described in renal [66] and bone marrow transplant recipients, and CMV infections in patients with AIDS can cause encephalitis, myelitis, retinitis and polyradiculitis.

Extending the duration of cytomegalovirus prophylaxis to 6 months in virus-seronegative organ recipients who receive transplants from seropositive donors decreases the risk of cytomegalovirus disease.

Historically, WEEV has caused large and dangerous outbreaks of encephalitis (a serious type of brain inflammation) among humans and horses throughout the Americas. The virus circulates mainly ...

Nevertheless, seizures, alterations in the state of consciousness, and focal neurological deficits also characterize HSV-2 encephalitis. HSV-2 and CMV encephalitis can coexist in patients with AIDS.