title: [Severe forms of rubella encephalitis: arguments for a better vaccination policy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Two cases of rubella encephalitis in young adults are reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  2 patients, 19 and 16-year-old, presented with severe encephalitis. One required mechanical ventilation. Neither were vaccinated against rubella. MRI scan of the brain was normal. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology. Good recovery was noted in both patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both cases of rubella encephalitis occurring in young adults illustrate the severity of this rare disease. As already shown in Finland, improvement with the French vaccination policy should lead to the prevention of rubella encephalitis.
authors: Service de réanimation médicale, Centre hospitalier intercommunal, Poissy/Saint-Germain. jmer@club-internet.fr
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Merrer
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Perin-Dureau
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Appéré
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Palmer
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Santoli
authors: B
authors: B
authors: De Jonghe
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Lebon
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Outin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D012411:Rubella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D012411:Rubella Vaccine