This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.
| Medical Terms | Other Names | Learn More: HPO ID |
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| 80%-99% of people have these symptoms | ||
| CSF lymphocytic pleiocytosis | 0200149 | |
| 0002353 | ||
| 30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Fatigue |
Tired
Tiredness
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|
0012378 |
| Fever | 0001945 | |
| Headache |
Headaches
|
0002315 |
| Hyponatremia |
Low blood sodium levels
|
0002902 |
| Increased CSF |
0002922 | |
| Leukocytosis |
Elevated white blood count
High white blood count
Increased blood leukocyte number
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|
0001974 |
| Loss of consciousness |
Passing out
|
0007185 |
| Nausea and vomiting | 0002017 | |
| Neurological speech impairment |
Speech disorder
Speech impairment
Speech impediment
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|
0002167 |
| Neutrophilia |
Increased blood neutrophil counts
|
0011897 |
| Nuchal rigidity | 0031179 | |
| Respiratory failure requiring assisted ventilation | 0004887 | |
| 5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
| Alcoholism | 0030955 | |
| Cerebral edema |
Swelling of brain
|
0002181 |
| Chills | 0025143 | |
| Coma | 0001259 | |
| Elevated C-reactive protein level | 0011227 | |
| Excessive daytime somnolence |
More than typical sleepiness during day
|
0001262 |
| Focal aware |
0002349 | |
| Focal impaired awareness seizure | 0002384 | |
| Functional motor deficit | 0004302 | |
| Hyperreflexia |
Increased reflexes
|
0001347 |
| Hypoglycorrhachia |
Low glucose levels in cerebral spinal fluid
|
0011972 |
|
Decreased immune function
|
0002721 | |
| Status epilepticus |
Repeated seizures without recovery between them
|
0002133 |
Related diseases are conditions that have similar signs and symptoms. A health care provider may consider these conditions in the table below when making a diagnosis. Please note that the table may not include all the possible conditions related to this disease.
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Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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Differential diagnosis includes: other viral causes of encephalitis, (varicella zoster virus, enteroviruses etc); bacterial infections, including ricketsial disease, mycoplasma pneumonia, chlamydophila infections; autoimmune diseases, such as paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, Rasmussen subacute encephalitis; and other causes including space occupying lesion and non-infectious encephalopathy.
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