Effectiveness and Safety of use of Antiseizure medications for the primary and secondary prophylaxis of seizures in Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in tertiary care hospital centre – A Prospective Observational Study

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of brain parenchyma and/or meninges, associated with neurological dysfunction. The cause can be both infectious and non-infectious. Of the infectious causes, Viral Encephalitis is the most common cause. Seizures are the very common presentation of encephalitis . Currently there are no guidelines for use of antiseizure medications in these patients. Our study aims to find out whether these medication results in prevention of further seizures in encephalitis patients.