title: [Acute viral encephalitis. Experience of the Iaşi Infectious Disease Clinic between January 2000 and March 2003].
abstract: We analyzed the patients files suffered from acute viral encephalitis in 39 months period: January 2000-march 2003. According to our data there was a total of 33 patients; one of them died. The most involved patients were male and of the 8-14 year group of age; for the first three month in 2003 were admitted 11 patients. Coma and seizures were the most frequent clinical signs. LCR had the usual abnormalities for the above mentioned disease; the treatment was mainly performed with corticosteroids; 28 cases were admitted more than 8 days period. The evolution of the clinical status was satisfactory for all 32 patients.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Boli Infecţioase, Facultatea de Medicină, Universitate de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manciuc
authors.forename: Alla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vâţă
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duca
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dorobăţ
authors.forename: Roxana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scurtu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luca
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone