Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 20, 2026

A Model for Epilepsy of Infectious Etiology using Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus
Published on: June 23, 2022
Encephalitis and epilepsy
1Department of Neuroimmunology, Center for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 4, 1090, Vienna, Austria. jan.bauer@meduniwien.ac.at
Abstract:
Epileptic seizures can be induced by a variety of underlying diseases. One of the causes is brain inflammation or encephalitis. In this review, we focus on three different kinds of encephalitis known to occur with seizures: Rasmussen encephalitis, paraneoplastic encephalitis, and nonparaneoplastic encephalitis. We describe pathogenic similarities and differences in the immunological response and cell death in the central nervous system of these three types of encephalitis and discuss the present ideas regarding the underlying etiology of these diseases.
Related Concept Videos
Encephalitis l: Introduction
Encephalitis ll: Pathophysiology
Epilepsy and Seizures: Overview
Various factors can trigger epilepsy, including genetic factors, brain damage, metabolic causes, and unknown etiology. Diagnosis of epilepsy involves electroencephalography (EEG), which...
Seizures l: Introduction
Arboviral Encephalitis
Epilepsy ll: Types

