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> <p><em>J. Granerod, N.S Crowcroft,</em> The Epidemiology of Acute Encephalitis. <em>M.J Stone, C.P Hawkins</em>, A Medical Overview of Encephalitis. <em>L. Hokkanen, J. Launes,</em> Neuropsychological Sequelae of Acute-onset Sporadic Viral Encephalitis. <em>S.M Pewter, W.H Williams, C. Haslam, J.M Kay</em>, Neuropsychological and Psychiatric Profiles of Acute Encephalitis in Adults. <em>A. Starza-Smith, E. Talbot , C. Grant</em>, Encephalitis in Children: A Clinical Neuropsychology Perspective. <em>C. Benjamin, V. Anderson , R. Pinczower, R. Leventer, M. Richardson, M. Nash</em>, Pre and Post Encephalitic Neuropsychological Profile of a Seven Year Old Girl. <em>E.C Miotto</em>, Cognitive Rehabilitation of Amnesia After Viral Encephalitis. <em>H. Emslie, B.A Wilson, K. Quirk, J.J Evans, P. Watson</em>, Using a Paging System in the Rehabilitation of Encephalitis Patients. <em>E. Berry, N. Kapur, L. Williams, S. Hodges, P. Watson, G. Smyth, J. Srinivasan, R. Smith, B.A Wilson, K. Wood,</em> The Use of a Wearable Camera, SenseCam, as a Pictorial Diary to Improve Autobiographical Memory in a Patient with Limbic Encephalitis- A Preliminary Report. <em>B.K Dewar, F. Gracey</em>, "Am not was": Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Adjustment and Identity Change Following Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. <em>L. Hooper, W.H Williams</em>, Caregiver Distress, Coping and Parenting Styles in Cases of Childhood Encephalitis. <em>A. Easton, P. Hare, K. Atkin</em>, "A light in a very dark place": The Role of a Voluntary Organisation Providing Support for Those Affected by Encephalitis.</p>