The present disclosure relates to the use of neuroactive steroids, including alfaxalone, alfadolone, alfadolone acetate, pregnanediol, pregnanolone, ent-pregnanolone, pregnanedione, allopregnanediol, allopregnanedione, acebrochol, ganaxolone, hydroxydione, minaxolone, renanolone, (2β,3α,5β)-21-chloro-3-hydroxy-2-morpholin-4-ylpregnan-20-one (Org-20599), 2β-(2,2-dimethyl-4-morpholinyl)-3α-hydroxy-11,20-dioxo-5α-pregnan-21-yl methanesulfonate (Org-21465), 20-(hydroxyimino)pregn-4-en-3-one (EIDD-036), posovolone (Co 134444), zuranolone (SAGE-217), 3α-hydroxy-3β- methyl-21-(pyrazolo[3',4'-c]pyridin-2'-yl)-19-nor-5β-pregnan-20-one (SGE-872), alfaxalone / alfadolone (CT1341), (3β,5β,17β)-3-hydroxyandrostane-17-carbonitrile (3β- OH), (3α,5α)-3-hydroxy-13,24-cyclo-18,21-dinorchol-22-en-24-ol (CDNC24), 3α- dihydroprogesterone (3α-DHP), ent-progesterone, dihydrodeoxycorticosterone (DHDOC), tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (THDOC), and betaxalone, for treating or at least partially inhibiting the development or progression of an infection caused by a neurotropic
virus in a subject. This disclosure also relates to the use of neuroactive steroids for treating or at least partially inhibiting the development or progression of a condition associated with an infection caused by a neurotropic
virus, such as
encephalopathy or acute
encephalitis.