Neurogenic pruritus originates in the central nervous system without evidence of neural pathology, for example pruritus associated with neurotic excoriations (Weisshaar, Kucenic, & Fleischer, 2003).

Margaret Yu, MD, is a clinical associate professor of medicine in the division of nephrology at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Kidney Clinic in Santa Clara, ...

Viral encephalitis has a reported incidence of 1.2–4% in prospective evaluations of allo-SCT patients. Presenting symptoms most often include altered mental status, fever and seizures, and about half ...