Rabies encephalitis: treatment

Evidence-based neurology checklist on rabies encephalitis: treatment: Pre-exposure vaccination: indications Relatives Staff Animal handlers Laboratory workers Travellers General treatment Sedation Milwaukee protocol Antiviral treatment

Pre-exposure vaccination: indications

  • Relatives
  • Staff
  • Animal handlers
  • Laboratory workers
  • Travellers

General treatment

Sedation

Milwaukee protocol

Antiviral treatment

References

  1. Hemachudha T, Ugolini G, Wacharapluesadee S, Sungkarat W, Shuangshoti S, Laothamatas J. Human rabies: neuropathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. Lancet Neurol 2013; 12:498-513. 
  2. Yousaf MZ, Qasim M, Zia S, Khan M, Ashfaq UA, Khan S. Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Virol J 2012; 9:50.
  3. Hemachudha P, Hemachudha T. Rabies: presentation, case management and therapy. J Neurol Sci 2021; 424:117413.
  4. Jackson AC. Demise of the Milwaukee protocol for rabies. Clin Infect Dis 2025 (Online ahead of print).
  5. Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M. Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis. AJNR 2001; 22:677-680.

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