CLINICAL PROFILE OF AES CASES IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER OF NORTH BENGAL-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

CLINICAL PROFILE OF AES CASES IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER OF NORTH BENGAL

Published:2021-07-01 Issue: Volume: Page:71-73
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Author:

S Sharma¹,D Chakrabarti²,S Saha³,S Banik⁴,S Mondal⁵

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, DistDurg, Chattisgarh.

2. AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofMedicine,NorthBengalMedicalCollege,Darjeeling

3. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling.

4. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling.

5. Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirumal Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvanathapuram

Abstract

Introduction: The clinical features of Acute Encephalitis syndrome (AES) vary widely across the world and little documentation is available from North Bengal. Materials and methods: A cross –sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Medicine of a teaching hospital in North Bengal. 104 AES cases were enrolled and clinically evaluated and investigated as per the study protocol. Results:JE (72%) was most common causative agent followed by HSV Encephalitis (11.5%), Scrub Typhus (9.6%) and Dengue Encephalitis (2.88%). Male cases were predominant than female in our study. Fever and altered sensorium were most common presentation followed by seizures (51.9%), headache (29.8%), vomiting (18.2%), and hemiplegia (4.8%). Neurological evaluation revealed 80% of the patients had neck stiffness followed by positive Babinski sign (45.19%) and hypertonia (35%). Conclusions: JE is the commonest cause of AES in North Bengal and seizures are the commonest neurological manifestation after altered sensorium.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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