Dengue Encephalopathy or Dengue Encephalitis? You Decide.

Simon M DurkinAndrea L da SilvaNicholas W S DaviesShiranee Sriskandan

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

Awareness of neurological sequelae of dengue fever is increasing. However, as this case illustrates, there is a diagnostic conundrum in determining whether certain features are in keeping with dengue encephalopathy or dengue encephalitis. Further consensus is required.

Keyphrases

zika virus
aedes aegypti
dengue virus
early onset
clinical practice
blood brain barrier
cerebral ischemia