Japanese Encephalitis in Children admitted at Patan Hospital.
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2009-01
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This is a hospital based retrospective study, which was done in Pediatric ward of Patan hospital. Study
period was one and half year (from Srawan 2063 to 2064 poush).Data were taken from discharge book
of Pediatric ward, from the record section of this hospital, and from JE surveillance office, WHO,
Kathmandu. All children from 1 month to 14 years ,who were admitted in Pediatric ward with symptoms
of Meningitis, Meningoencephalitis and Encephalitis were included in this study and patients more
than 14 years of age and symptoms not suggestive of meningitis, meningoencephalitis or encephalitis
were excluded from the study. Headache; vomiting and fever were the chief complaints of patients.
Two patients died during study period. There were 16 patients with serologically confirmed Japanese
encephalitis.
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), arthropod borne disease, Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES)
Citation
Shrestha S R, Awale P, Neupane S, Adhikari N, Yadav B K. Japanese Encephalitis in Children admitted at Patan Hospital. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 2009 Jan-Jun; 29(1): 17-21.