Encephalitis: Assessment and Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan

<p>Encephalitis - inflammation of the brain - has significant cognitive behavioural and emotional consequences.</p><p>This special edition describes the pathway of recovery following encephalitis from medical management to assessment rehabilitation and community support and advocacy.</p><p>The neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric outcomes of encephalitis in both adult and paediatric populations are described in addition to a number of rehabilitation studies which aim to increase the functional independence and psychosocial adjustment of survivors of this rare neurological condition.</p>