Conditions most likely to kill encephalitis patients identified

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 19:00 in Health & Medicine

People with severe encephalitis — inflammation of the brain — are much more likely to die if they develop severe swelling in the brain, intractable seizures or low blood platelet counts, regardless of the cause of their illness, according to new research.

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