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    Brain Infections
    • Overview of Brain Infections
    • Abscess of the Brain
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Encephalitis
      • Types of Encephalitis
        • Epidemic encephalitis
        • Sporadic encephalitis
        • Reactivation of a previous infection
        • Autoimmune encephalitis
        • COVID-19 encephalitis
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Intracranial Epidural Abscess and Subdural Empyema
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Parasitic Brain Infections
      • Neurocysticercosis
      • Other Infections
    • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Rabies
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Diagnosis
      • Prevention
        • Before an animal bite
        • After an animal bite
      • Treatment
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