Diseases

Acute Febrile Encephalopathy

Acute onset of fever accompanied by seizures, cerebral inflammation and a change in mental status (e.g., confusion, disorientation, and coma).

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Abstract

Acute onset of fever accompanied by seizures, cerebral inflammation and a change in mental status (e.g., confusion, disorientation, and coma).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Acute Encephalitis Syndrome
  • Acute Encephalitis Syndromes
  • Acute Febrile Encephalopathies
  • Encephalopathies, Acute Febrile
  • Encephalopathy, Acute Febrile
  • Febrile Encephalopathies, Acute
  • Encephalopathy, Febrile
  • Encephalopathies, Febrile
  • Febrile Encephalopathies
  • Febrile Encephalopathy

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Brain Diseases (1971-2016)
  • Fever (1971-2016)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acute Febrile Encephalopathy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071072. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071072
  2. Acute Febrile Encephalopathy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55236888