Rabies encephalitis: treatment
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Rabies encephalitis: treatment. Relatives, Staff, Animal handlers, Laboratory workers, Travellers. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pre-exposure vaccination: indications
- Relatives
- Staff
- Animal handlers
- Laboratory workers
- Travellers
General treatment
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Sedation
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Milwaukee protocol
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Antiviral treatment
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References
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- Yousaf MZ, Qasim M, Zia S, Khan M, Ashfaq UA, Khan S. Rabies molecular virology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Virol J 2012; 9:50.
- Hemachudha P, Hemachudha T. Rabies: presentation, case management and therapy. J Neurol Sci 2021; 424:117413.
- Jackson AC. Demise of the Milwaukee protocol for rabies. Clin Infect Dis 2025 (Online ahead of print).
- Awasthi M, Parmar H, Patankar T, Castillo M. Imaging findings in rabies encephalitis. AJNR 2001; 22:677-680.
