Outcomes of Critically Ill Adult Patients With Acute Encephalitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Functional outcomes and long-term recovery after severe encephalitis are not well characterized.

Objective

To determine the incidence of functional disability or death at 3 months and to describe recovery trajectories through 1 year after encephalitis.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted across 31 French centers from October 2017 to April 2021 and included adults with probable or confirmed encephalitis and clear cerebrospinal fluid findings requiring care in the intensive care unit. Data analysis was performed between May 2023 and June 2025.

Exposure

Causes of encephalitis were categorized into 4 different groups: infectious, autoimmune, other causes, and unknown origin.

Main outcomes and measu

SUBMITTER: Sonneville R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12447255 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature