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Some cases present as sub-acute fever and the other symptoms appearing gradually, [2] sometimes with acute fever. [3] A history of gastroenteritis or respiratory tract infection Some patients present with a syndrome of acute watery diarrhea or following[explainmedicine.com]
The authors are not aware of this presentation being reported in children.[omicsonline.org]
The thigh is flexed on the abdomen, with the knee flexed; attempts to passively extend the knee elicit pain when meningeal irritation is present.[accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
Clinical Features The physical finding Vary Depending on the host, causative organism, severity of the illness Kernig’s and Brudzinski’s signs are present 50 % of adults. DTR may be . Ophthalmoplegia may be present - lateral rectus muscle 37.[slideshare.net]
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Am Fam Physician 75 (3): 373–6. PMID 17304869. . URL: . Accessed on: 8 July 2010. URL: . Accessed on: 8 February 2011. URL: . Accessed on: 18 August 2011. URL: . Accessed on: 14 April 2011. McClain, KL.; Joshi, VV.; Murphy, SB. (Oct 1996).[librepathology.org]
Because exposure to mosquitoes or ticks is the risk factor for transmission, the number of infections is highest in summer and early fall, in concordance with high mosquito populations.[emedicine.medscape.com]
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Five days ago, while at child care, he began to complain of a sorethroat. He developed a nonproductive, nonparoxysmal cough and clear rhinorrhea. Throughout the illness, he was anorexic and “not himself” according to his mother.[pedsinreview.aappublications.org]
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CT scan: Can help to rule out space-occupying lesions, strokes and basilar fractures of the skull and to detect CSF leaks to localise fracture sites.[patient.info]
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This approach emphasizes the importance of looking at the other functional impacts of these manifestations (e.g. cognitivedeficits secondary to depression, orthodopaedic ambulation issues).[books.google.com]
Possible infectious etiologies were identified for another 13% of cases (6% Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 1.5% influenza, 1% adenovirus, 0.6% Chlamydia spp.), non-infectious etiologies accounted for 8% of all cases, and no etiology was identified for 63% of[clinicaladvisor.com]
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Prognosis Encephalitis causes high rates of illness and death. [ 1 ] The prognosis depends on the age of the patient and the underlying aetiology.[patient.info]
Actually, about 30% of patients with HSV encephalitis result in poor prognosis [ 15, 16 ].[jneuro.com]
MRI can exclude brain abscess, subdural empyema, subdural hematoma, tumor, and sagittal sinus thrombosis, which can clinically mimic encephalitis. 21 Prognosis and Treatment The only treatable cause of viral encephalitis is Herpes viruses.[slideplayer.com]
The prognosis of any particular case of encephalitis is uncertain, with a few exceptions where a fatal outcome is the rule (e.g., rabies virus).[clinicaladvisor.com]
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology.[icd10coded.com]
Possible infectious etiologies were identified for another 13% of cases (6% Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 1.5% influenza, 1% adenovirus, 0.6% Chlamydia spp.), non-infectious etiologies accounted for 8% of all cases, and no etiology was identified for 63% of[clinicaladvisor.com]
The mortality rate varies with etiology, and epidemics due to the same virus vary in severity in different years.[slideplayer.com]
In search of encephalitis etiologies: diagnostic challenges in the California Encephalitis Project, 1998-2000. Clin Infect Dis. 2003; 36(6): 731-42. PubMed Hunt G. Meningitis and encephalitis in adolescents.[arupconsult.com]
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We discuss the significance of these findings, as well as the pathophysiology of ANE lesions, with reference to the appearance of the disease as revealed by diffusion-weighted MR imaging.[ajnr.org]
Pathophysiology Bacterial Meningitis Nasopharyngeal colonization and mucosal invasion Evasion of the complement pathway Bacterial cross the BBB to CSF 14. Bacterial Meningitis Mechanism of invasion is not completely understood.[slideshare.net]