Definition of "encephalitides" []

• Plural form of encephalitis. (noun)

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• "In this country, a variety of encephalitides (St. Louis encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, eastern equine encephalitis) as well as West Nile Virus could have been better addressed with DDT in our arsenal."
• "In particular, it is important for the treatment of such central nervous system diseases as syphilis of the brain, tetanus, encephalitides and tuberculous meningitis."
• "Figure 1 shows typical CT and MRI changes in patients with HSV-1 encephalitis compared with imaging abnormalities in VZV vasculopathy (see below) and other viral encephalitides."