摘要
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process of the brain parenchyma,which is often caused by viral infection.It is an vital cause of acute symptomatic seizures and subsequent epilepsy.The incidence of unprovoked and recurrent seizures after previous infections of the central nervous system is high and accounts for1%~5%of the cases of epilepsy.Viral encephalitis(VE)is directly caused by viral infection.The occurrence of seizures after VE is associated with poor prognosis.In survivors of VE,among other neurological sequelae,the risk of developing epilepsy is increased10-fold.The risk of severe neurological sequelae after VE is particularly high in very young children.Studies on seizure occurrence,possible underlying mechanisms,clinical characteristics,and clinical treatment(especially surgical treatment)of VE have yielded only limited detailed data.We reviewed the most recent literature on the clinical features and surgical treatment of post-VE epilepsy.
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process of the brain parenchyma, which is often caused by viral infection. It is an vital cause of acute symptomatic seizures and subsequent epilepsy. The incidence of unprovoked and recurrent seizures after previous infections of the central nervous system is high and accounts for1%～5% of the cases of epilepsy. Viral encephalitis(VE) is directly caused by viral infection. The occurrence of seizures after VE is associated with poor prognosis. In survivors of VE, among other neurological sequelae, the risk of developing epilepsy is increased10-fold. The risk of severe neurological sequelae after VE is particularly high in very young children. Studies on seizure occurrence, possible underlying mechanisms, clinical characteristics, and clinical treatment(especially surgical treatment) of VE have yielded only limited detailed data. We reviewed the most recent literature on the clinical features and surgical treatment of post-VE epilepsy.
