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Infection of the central nervous system by enteroviruses (EV) is of major epidemiological importance. About half of the annual 40 000–60 000 cases of aseptic meningitis and up to 10% of probably 20 000 cases of encephalitis in the US are likely to be caused by an EV agent, mainly Coxsackie or entero cytopathogenic human orphan (ECHO) viruses (Table 1). Usually, only a few viral strains dominate the regional incidence at a given time (i.e., 15% of strains cause more than 80% of cases). Subclinical infection is common worldwide for all subtypes and there is immunity against a particular virus after infection in immunocompetent hosts.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Werner Hacke M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wall Street, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Daniel F. Hanley M.D. (Associate Professor, Director Neuroscience Critical) (Associate Professor, Director Neuroscience Critical)

  3. Department of Neurology, Humboldt University Berlin, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Karl M. Einhäupl M.D. (Professor and Chairman, Charité) (Professor and Chairman, Charité)

  4. Department of Neurology, Medical Center, University of Virginia, Box 394, 22908, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Thomas P. Bleck M.D. (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

  5. Department of Neurology, Washington University, Medical Center, 660 South Euclid Avenue, P.O. Box 8111, 63110, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Michael N. Diringer M.D. (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  6. Department of Neurology, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, 32 Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA, USA

    Allan H. Ropper M.D. (Professor of Neurology) (Professor of Neurology)

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Tiecks, F., Pfister, HW., Ray, C.G., Einhäupl, K.M., Hacke, W. (1994). Other Viral Infections. In: Hacke, W., Hanley, D.F., Einhäupl, K.M., Bleck, T.P., Diringer, M.N., Ropper, A.H. (eds) Neurocritical Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87602-8_45

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