Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Adults With Encephalitis: A Retrospective Study
Ethnic minority patients with encephalitis present at a younger age and are more likely to have co-existing HIV, severe initial organ dysfunction, CSF pleocytosis, abnormal EEG findings, and worse clinical outcomes. Abnormal MRI and GCS <13 are independent predictors of an unfavorable clinical outcome and may aid in risk stratification.
Authors
- Ralph Habis
- Paris Bean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1268-3588)
- Ashley N Heck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3049-5371)
- Ivany Patel
- Rodrigo Hasbun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-7089)
- Sienna Wu
- Megan Goyal
- John Probasco
- Arun Venkatesan
- Ashutosh Gupta
- Laya Rao
- Rajesh K. Gupta
- Jordan Benderoth
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Central Nervous System Disease
- Published
- 2026-01-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11795735251414833
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00