Sequelae Following Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Caused by Orientia Tsutsugamushi. Issue 5 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Prakash Gangwar, Surya; Thangaraj, Jeromie Wesley Vivian; Zaman, Kamran; Vairamani, Vignesh; Mittal, Mahima; Murhekar, Manoj
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 39:Issue 5(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: scrub typhus -- Orientia tsutsugamushi -- disability; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002595
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : We evaluated 146 patients with acute encephalitis syndrome caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, after median interval of 5 months of hospitalization, to estimate the proportion and spectrum of disability. Fifty-six (38.4%) had mild, whereas 19 (13%) had moderate to severe degree of disability. Most patients had impairment in the domain of cognition and behavior. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text.