title: Epilepsia partialis continua as a manifestation of dengue encephalitis.
abstract: Dengue fever is becoming a great public health problem leading to significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. In the past few years, various neurological complications have been reported globally. Dengue encephalitis as a clinical presentation of dengue fever is now gaining recognition in the scientific community. It is characterized by fever, headache, reduced consciousness, and generalized seizures. Epilepsia partialis continua, a type of focal status epilepticus, is caused by multiple clinical disorders, including viral encephalitis. We describe a young woman who manifested epilepsia partialis continua caused by dengue encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, UP, India. drrajeshverma32@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Aravinthan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varatharaj
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications*; D017036:Epilepsia Partialis Continua / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult