An inflammatory process of the brain, frequently with evidence of meningeal involvement, due to infection by a parasite or a protozoa. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute, with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis and culture, PCR, and serologic tests.
Also indexed as
Parasitic or protozoal encephalitis
Nearby in Infectious encephalitis, not elsewhere classified