title: [Complications of tick-borne encephalitis in 15-year long experience of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections].
abstract: The clinical features of tick-borne encephalitis (tbe) were analyzed in the group of 477 patients hospitalized in the Department of the Infectious Disease and Neuroinfections of the Medical Academy in Białystok. The group included 31.4% women and 68.6% men, aged from 15 to 76 years. Persistent neurological sequelae were noted in 10.9% of patients: paresis or plegia in 5.66%, spinal dysfunction with lower limbs paraparesis in 1.68%, significant paresis of upper extremities in 0.63%, brachial plexus paresis in 2.31%. Cranial nerves involvement was present in 2.93%, including uni- or bilateral facial nerve palsy in 2.73% and trigeminal nerve involvement in 0.21%. Cerebellar dysfunction was present in 2,09% of patients. No fatal cases of tbe occured.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych i Neuroinfekcji AMB.
authors.forename: Sławomir A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hermanowska-Szpakowicz
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondrusik
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.forename: Sambor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grygorczuk
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swierzbińska
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zielenkiewicz-Madejska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index