Acute encephalitis in pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.07.010
Abstract: Objective To characterize neurological involvement in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical, electroencephalographic, CSF and neuroradiological parameters recorded in… read more here.
Keywords: multisystem inflammatory; acute encephalitis; inflammatory syndrome;
Association of leptospirosis and scrub typhus in acute encephalitis syndrome in a tertiary care hospital in Odisha, India.
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab063
Abstract: BACKGROUND Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a major public health concern in India, causing febrile illness principally associated with viral infection. Bacteria-like scrub typhus and leptospirosis also cause acute febrile illness. Therefore, this study was… read more here.
Keywords: scrub typhus; leptospirosis scrub; acute encephalitis;
Approach to acute encephalitis in the intensive care unit
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DOI: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001028
Abstract: Purpose of review Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the identification of autoimmune encephalitis (AE) and the emergence of new causes of infectious encephalitis (IE). However, management of these patients remains challenging, with… read more here.
Keywords: intensive care; approach acute; encephalitis; care ... See more keywords
Neuroimaging and neurological outcome of children with acute encephalitis
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DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15261
Abstract: To investigate the severity of acute phase magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and severity of acute illness as risk factors for disability after recovery from encephalitis. read more here.
Keywords: outcome children; neuroimaging neurological; encephalitis; children acute ... See more keywords
G302 Comparison of 4-weeks versus 12-weeks anti-convulsant therapy for acute symptomatic seizures in children with acute encephalitis syndrome- an open-label, randomised controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-rcpch.294
Abstract: Background There exists poor evidence-base and conflicting literature regarding optimum duration of anti-epileptic drugs for acute symptomatic seizures in central nervous system infections. A duration of one to three-months of anti-epileptic drugs has been suggested… read more here.
Keywords: encephalitis syndrome; anti epileptic; epileptic drugs; acute encephalitis ... See more keywords
A Toddler With Acute Encephalitis Associated With COVID-19: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.1177/00099228211059347
Abstract: December of 2019 was marked the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), which caused the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It spreads from person to person, usually through close respiratory droplets affecting… read more here.
Keywords: disease; report; encephalitis associated; acute encephalitis ... See more keywords
Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Mimicking Acute Encephalitis: A Case Report.
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1819-23
Abstract: We herein report a case of acute neurological symptoms and a fever initially suspected of being encephalitis but later revealed to be dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF). An 84-year-old woman had a fever and cerebral edema… read more here.
Keywords: arteriovenous fistula; encephalitis; mimicking acute; case ... See more keywords
Scrub Typhus Leading to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Assam, India
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2301.161038
Abstract: To determine the contribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the agent of scrub typhus, as a cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Assam, India, we conducted a retrospective study of hospital patients with symptoms of AES… read more here.
Keywords: encephalitis syndrome; assam india; scrub typhus; acute encephalitis ... See more keywords
Acute Encephalitis with Atypical Presentation of Rubella in Family Cluster, India
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2410.180053
Abstract: We report 3 atypical rubella cases in a family cluster in India. The index case-patient showed only mild febrile illness, whereas the other 2 patients showed acute encephalitis and died of the disease. We confirmed… read more here.
Keywords: encephalitis atypical; rubella; acute encephalitis; cluster india ... See more keywords
Association of Scrub Typhus in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Meningoencephalitis, Southern India
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.221157
Abstract: Scrub typhus is an established cause of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in northern states of India. We systematically investigated 376 children with AES in southern India, using a stepwise diagnostic strategy for the causative agent… read more here.
Keywords: scrub typhus; southern india; acute encephalitis; association ... See more keywords
Genotypic Characterization of Orientia tsutsugamushi Isolated From Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Acute Febrile Illness Cases in the Gorakhpur Area, Uttar Pradesh, India
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.910757
Abstract: Scrub typhus infections caused by Orientiatsutsugamushi (OT), continue to remain underdiagnosed globally, due to the lack of distinctive symptoms. The elusive nature of the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh that claimed… read more here.
Keywords: acute encephalitis; encephalitis syndrome; uttar pradesh;