Postinfectious encephalitis (21 cases appended).
- Author:
Honglin FENG
1
;
Wei SUN
;
Wenqiu WANG
;
Desheng WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Encephalitis; diagnosis; drug therapy; etiology; Female; Humans; Infection; complications; Male; Middle Aged
- From: Chinese Medical Journal 2003;116(4):602-604
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo report 21 cases of postinfectious encephatitis according to ICD-NA, postinfectious/parainfectious encephalitis is an independent disease.
METHODSUsing the uniform criteria provided by The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), we diagnosed postinfectious encephalitis among patients admitted to The First Hospital of Harbin Medical University and analyzed the characteristics of these cases.
RESULTSAll the patients had histories of preceding infection, and most of them suffered from mental and conscious disorders. Adrenocortical hormone was effective.
CONCLUSIONSPostinfectious encephalitis is an independent disease. According to this article, about 10% patients with encephalitis admitted to our hospital are postinfectious.
