Tick-borne encephalitis in children.
This review is a summary of the most important clinical findings and implications of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in children. It is based on a Pubmed search with the terms "tick-borne encephalitis", "children", "infection", "meningitis", "meningoencephalitis", and "outcome". TBE in children shares several features with their adult counterpart but has overall a better prognosis. Nevertheless, TBE is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in a small group of children and seems to cause cognitive dysfunctions, which needs to be studied in further detail.
Department of Pediatrics IV, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. kevin.rostasy@uki.at
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004675:Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D005060:Europe; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D055261:Immunogenetic Phenomena / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008892:Milk / Q000821:virology; D009154:Mutation; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011379:Prognosis; D019713:Receptors, CCR5 / Q000235:genetics; D013987:Ticks / Q000821:virology
D019713:Receptors, CCR5