Measles-induced encephalitis
| Autor: | Tom Solomon, David L Fisher, Sylviane Defres |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Immunity
Herd Infectious Encephalitis Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty biology Neurological complication business.industry Measles Vaccine General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Measles Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Measles virus Immunity Acute Disease medicine Humans Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Measles vaccine Measles Inclusion Body Encephalitis business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | QJM. 108:177-182 |
| ISSN: | 1460-2393 1460-2725 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/qjmed/hcu113 |
| Popis: | Encephalitis is the most frequent neurological complication of measles virus infection. This review examines the pathophysiology of measles infection and the presentations, diagnosis and treatment of the four types of measles-induced encephalitis including primary measles encephalitis, acute post-measles encephalitis, measles inclusion body encephalitis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The early symptoms of encephalitis may be non-specific and can be mistakenly attributed to a systemic infection leading to a delay in diagnosis. This review provides a summary of the symptoms that should cause health care workers to suspect measles-induced encephalitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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