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Which is not a finding in viral encephalitis-

A
Astroglial proliferation
B
Perivascular mononuclear infiltrate
C
Inclusion bodies intranuclear and intracytoplasmic
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
The pathologic Changes in viral encephalitis are : Parenchymal infiltrate chiefly in perivascular location, of mononuclear cells consisting of lymphocytes, plasma cells, macrophages. Microscopic clusters of MICROGLIAL cells and presence of Neuronophagia. Viral infection can lead to : - Intranuclear inclusions → Herpes infection (Cowdry body 'A') Cytoplasmic inclusions → Rabies (Negri body) Both intranuclear & cytoplasmic inclusions  → Cytomegalovirus.

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