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ArticleNeurological research and practice2026

S1 guidelines of the German Society of Neurology for Viral Meningoencephalitis- AWMF Registration No.: 030-100.

Uta Meyding-Lamadé, Eva Maria Craemer, Kemal Aydin, Christian Jacobi, Judith Wagner, Bettina Pfausler, Hilmar Prange, Volker Schuchardt, Solveig Mosthaf, Matthias Mehling and 2 more

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Article in Neurological research and practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Uta Meyding-LamadéKrankenhaus Nordwest GmbH, Department of Neurology, Klinik für Neurologie, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, 60488, Frankfurt, Germany. meyding-lamade.uta@khnw.de.
Eva Maria CraemerHeraeus Medical GmbH, Wehrheim, Germany.
Kemal AydinKrankenhaus Nordwest GmbH, Department of Neurology, Klinik für Neurologie, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, 60488, Frankfurt, Germany.
Christian JacobiSankt Katharinen Krankenhaus, Department of Neurology, Frankfurt, Germany.
Judith WagnerEvangelisches Klinikum, Department of Neurology, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Bettina PfauslerUniversitätsklinik Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Innsbruck, Austria.
Hilmar PrangeUniversitätsklinik Göttingen, Department of Neurology, Göttingen, Germany.
Volker SchuchardtKlinik Lahr, Department of Neurology, Lahr, Germany.
Solveig MosthafUniversitätsklinikum Schlesweig-Holstein, Germany {representive of the young neurologists, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN)}, Kiel and Lübeck, Germany.
Matthias MehlingUniversitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Matthias KleinLMU Klinikum, Department of Neurology, Munich, Germany.
Burc BassaKrankenhaus Nordwest GmbH, Department of Neurology, Klinik für Neurologie, Steinbacher Hohl 2-26, 60488, Frankfurt, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The guidelines ´Viral meningoencephalitis´ emphasize early and aggressive management, including rapid diagnosis through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and neuroimaging (MRI).Treatment focuses on supportive care, with specific antiviral therapy (like acyclovir for herpes encephalitis) available for certain viral causes. These Guidelines also address the importance of prompt antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis when suspected, and the use of dexamethasone alongside antibiotics in some cases.

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PMCPMC13091275

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