title: Protracted mumps encephalitis with good outcome.
abstract: There is limited published information regarding the outcome of patients with prolonged encephalitis. This report details the case of a patient with an encephalitic illness with a protracted period of coma and a favourable outcome. Extensive investigation revealed seroconversion for mumps infection. A household contact had measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination 10 days prior to his presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cappelen-Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000821:virology; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D022542:Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine