Some trends of research in the domain of viral neuroinfections approached in the "Stefan S. Nicolau" Institute of Virology.

The main directions of research in the field of viral neuroinfections approached during 35 years in the Institute of Virology are briefly outlined. After some considerations on terminology and on the classification of viral encephalitides, mention is made of the studies in the domain of herpes infections, rabies, meningitis, encephalitis and slow virus infections of the central nervous system (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, etc.).