Neurologic Sequelae After Encephalitis Associated With Dengue Virus in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurologic complications associated with dengue infection have been increasingly recognized globally, particularly following detection of dengue virus in cerebrospinal fluid via polymerase chain reaction. Despite this, no prior study has assessed neurologic sequelae in patients with dengue-associated acute encephalitis syndrome (DEN-AES). This study aimed to evaluate the extent and domains of neurologic sequelae in pediatric DEN-AES cases.

Methods

The study was conducted in 2023, including diagnosed DEN-AES cases (≤18 years) discharged between January 2018 and December 2019. DEN-AES was defined as acute fever onset with altered mental status (confusion, disorientation, coma, or inability to speak) and/or new seizures (excluding simple febrile seizures), as confirm

SUBMITTER: Srivastava N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12480735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature