Varicella encephalopathy in immunocompetent children.
Two previously healthy girls presented acute encephalopathy due to varicella, with severe alteration of the conscious level and seizures. Both patients improved progressively after 15 days, with complete clinical recovery.
Carreño
Amparo
A
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
López-Herce
Jesús
J
Verdú
Alfonso
A
Riaza
Mónica
M
García
Elena
E
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D013030:Spain
D000212:Acyclovir