Clinico-epidemiological study of viral acute encephalitis syndrome cases and comparison to nonviral cases in children from Eastern India

Conclusions: Viral etiology forms a significant proportion of pediatric AES. Morbidity and mortality are high in viral compared to nonviral AES. Herpes encephalitis (HSV-I) is the most common cause of pediatric AES in Eastern India. Viral AES has poor prognosis compared to nonviral AES.

Source: Journal of Global Infectious Diseases - February 7, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sandeep Kumar Tripathy Pravakar Mishra Bhagirathi Dwibedi Lipsa Priyadarshini Rashmi Ranjan Das Source Type: research