Acute encephalitis syndrome an unsolved mystery !
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2019, Vol 117, Issue 2
Abstract
Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) can be defined as an acute onset of fever with change in mental status (confusion, disorientation, inability to talk, coma) and/ or new onset seizures (excluding simple febrile seizures). Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the leading diagnosed cause of acute encephalitis, others being enteroviruses, scrub typhus, measles and other viruses circulating in the local area. In many cases, however, no etiological agent is determined, and such cases are categorized broadly as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). Between 2008 and 2014, there have been more than 44,000 cases and nearly 6000 deaths from encephalitis in India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In 2016, there has been a rise in encephalitis, with over 125 children reported to have died in one hospital in Gorakhpur alone.
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Dr Kamlesh Tewary
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