title: Spectrum of neurological manifestations in dengue virus infection in Northwest India.
abstract: The objective of this study was to study the spectrum of neurological manifestations in patients with dengue infection. This was a prospective study undertaken at the Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. All patients diagnosed with dengue fever during an epidemic (1 September 2010-31 December 2010) were screened for neurological manifestations. There were a total of 799 patients with dengue infection. Neurological manifestations were present in 21 (2.63%), 19 of whom were men with a mean age of 33.7 ± 13.9 years. The neurological diagnoses were hypokalaemia with: quadriparesis (7); myositis (4); encephalopathy (4); Guillain-Barre syndrome (2); acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (2); lumbosacral plexopathy (1); and intracranial haemorrhage (1). Three of these patients died. Clinicians should be aware that neurological manifestations in dengue fever are not uncommon.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Christian MedicalCollege, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. jencymkoshy@gmail.com
authors: Jency Maria
authors: JM
authors: Koshy
authors: Deepa Mary
authors: DM
authors: Joseph
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: John
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Mani
authors: Nitin
authors: N
authors: Malhotra
authors: George M
authors: GM
authors: Abraham
authors: Jeyaraj
authors: J
authors: Pandian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications*; D003716:Dengue Virus; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology