Neurological complications of dengue fever: Experience from a tertiary center of north India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dengue, an acute viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is highly endemic in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Neurological complications of dengue infection have been observed more frequently in the recent past and some studies highlighted varied neurological complications arising in the course of dengue illness. In this retrospective study, we report various neurological complications observed during the last 2 years in patients of dengue fever.

Materials and methods

The patients presenting with neurological complications with positive serology (IgM antibody) for dengue infection were consecutively recruited from the Department of Neurology/Medicine from a tertiary center of Lucknow, India. These patients were subjected to a detailed cl

SUBMITTER: Verma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3271466 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature