title: Neurological symptoms accompanying urinary tract infections.
abstract: The spectrum of para-infectious neurological symptoms was examined by a retrospective study of 57 patients admitted with acute neurological symptoms which were eventually interpreted as secondary to urinary tract infection. The symptoms encountered most frequently were confusion, gait disturbances, and drowsiness. Patients with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or a previous stroke often experienced a deterioration of their preexisting neurological deficits. We suggest that para-infectious encephalopathy (PE) is a mild form of septic encephalopathy with a distinct clinical pattern.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Neurologie, Verbundkrankenhaus Bernkastel-Wittlich, Wittlich, Germany. a.hufschmidt@t-online.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hufschmidt
authors.forename: Vsevolod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shabarin
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rauer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*