title: [Acute non-suppurative encephalitis in children].
abstract: From July 1973 to January 1988, 66 children aged from three months to 14 years, 36 boys and 29 girls, were seen at the Central Hospital, Viborg, with acute encephalitis. In 25 cases the encephalitis was caused by mumps, in eight by measles, in six by chicken pox, one by herpes simplex, one by RS-virus, and one by mycoplasma. One case was seen after vaccination, one after infection and in 22 cases the cause of the encephalitis remained unknown. Sequelae were seen in 17 cases. The risk of encephalitis after mumps, measles, and rubella is an important argument for the use of MMR-vaccination and the risk of encephalitis after chickenpox may justify a vaccination campaign against chickenpox.
authors.affiliation: Viborg Sygehus.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Akut non-suppurativ encefalit hos børn.