Encephalitis
Common encephalidites include:

## Viral encephalitis
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
- VZV encephalitis
- Nipah virus encephalitis

## Vector-borne encephalitis
- Tick-borne encephalitis
- California encephalitis
- Eastern equine encephalitis
- Western equine encephalitis
- Japanese encephalitis
- Venezuelan equine encephalitis
- West Nile encephalitis
- La Crosse encephalitis
- St. Louis encephalitis

## Fungal encephalitis

## Protozoan encephalitis
- Granulomatous amebic encephalitis
- Toxoplasmic encephalitis

## Bacterial encephalitis

# Differential diagnosis
Encephalitis must be differentiated from other causes of headache, seizures and loss of consciousness.

# Comprehensive List of Causes of Encephalitis & Encephalopathy
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