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Bergman K, Fowler Å, Ygberg S, Lovio R, Wickström R. Neurocognitive outcome in children and adolescents following infectious encephalitis. Child Neuropsychol 2023:1-18. [PMID: 37970642 DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2023.2281688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Infectious encephalitis in children is fairly uncommon, but unfavorable outcomes are seen in many survivors. The aim of this study was to prospectively describe the long-term neurocognitive consequences following infectious encephalitis in childhood. Children admitted to a primary and tertiary hospital in Sweden between 2011 and 2016 were asked to participate. Fifty-nine children were assessed at a median time of 18 months (IQR 18-20) after hospitalization. Follow-up included measures of intellectual functioning, attention, working memory, and executive functions. Caregiver ratings of executive functioning and behavioral - emotional symptoms were assessed with standardized questionnaires. Neurocognitive outcome and measures of executive functions and behavioral-emotional symptoms varied greatly among participants. Basic auditory attention, working memory, and mental processing speed were affected and significantly lower compared to a standardized mean. Other domains identified as areas of vulnerability included executive functions, sustained attention, and the exert of self-control. Behavioral-emotional symptoms were less common; however, somatic complaints and behaviors related to conduct problems were seen in about one-third of individuals. This study highlights the importance of a comprehensive neurocognitive examination to identify children with unfavorable outcomes.
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- Kristian Bergman
- Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women´s and Children´s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Neuropediatric Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Women´s Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Department of Medical Psychology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women´s and Children´s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Neuropediatric Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hersh N, Ben Zvi H, Goldstein L, Steiner I, Benninger F. Epilepsy following herpes simplex encephalitis - A case series. Epilepsy Res 2023; 192:107137. [PMID: 37060749 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) is associated with severe mortality and morbidity. Its incidence is estimated at 1:250 000, and the typical symptomatology of acute disease including headaches, mental state disturbances, confusion, sleepiness, and seizures. The chronic phase of the disease is occasionally characterized by epilepsy and neurological deficits. STUDY RATIONALE The present retrospective single-center study aims to identify risk factors for predicting the development of epilepsy (epileptogenesis) following HSE. METHODS Medical records were screened for patients older than 18 years, hospitalized between January 2005 and September 2019 with a diagnosis of "encephalitis" and "herpes simplex virus, HSV" infection. HSE diagnosis was based on an analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid with positive HSV testing results. RESULTS Twenty-three patients fit our inclusion criteria: fever and behavioral changes, followed by seizures, were reported in 58.3 % of patients. On follow-up (59.7 ± 38.8 months), eight patients (34.8 %) developed epilepsy. Pathological imaging and EEG were correlated with acute symptomatic seizures (ASS). ASS was associated with an 8-fold risk increase to develop post-encephalitis epilepsy (PE). PE was associated with younger age but not with CSF results, imaging, or EEG. CONCLUSION Our retrospective single-center study on PE, following HSE, shows that younger age and ASS were associated with PE. Brain imaging, CSF analysis, and EEG were not associated with the development of epilepsy following HSE.
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- Nir Hersh
- Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; Neurology Unit, Sanz Medical Center, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Neurological sequelae after encephalitis associated with herpes simplex virus in children: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:55. [PMID: 36703115 PMCID: PMC9878875 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08007-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Encephalitis is an inflammation of the cerebral parenchyma manifested by acute symptoms such as fever, headaches, and other neurological disorders. Its etiology is mostly viral, with herpes simplex virus being a frequent etiological agent in children. The development of neurological sequelae is a serious outcome associated with this infection. OBJECTIVE To assess the general prevalence and types of neurological sequelae in children after a case of acute viral encephalitis caused by HSV. METHODS This systematic review and meta-analysis was developed following the PRISMA guidelines. The literature search was carried out in the MEDLINE, Embase, SciELO, LILACS, Cochrane, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases. Studies were included of children with confirmed HSV infection and that presented a description of neurological sequelae associated with that infection. For the meta-analysis of general prevalence and of the types of neurological sequelae a random effects model was used. RESULTS Of the 2827 articles chosen in the initial search, nine studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The general prevalence of neurological sequelae was 50.7% (95% CI 39.2-62.2). The most frequent sequelae were related to mental disability, with a 42.1% prevalence (95% CI 30-55.2); on the other hand, the least frequent sequelae were those related with visual impairment, with a 5.9% prevalence (95% CI 2.2-14.6). The included studies presented regular quality and substantial heterogeneity. CONCLUSION Even with antiviral therapy, half of patients will develop some type of disability.
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Preferentially Enhances Neuro-Inflammation and Senescence in Brainstem of Female Mice. J Virol 2022; 96:e0108122. [PMID: 35975996 PMCID: PMC9472638 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01081-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Following acute infection, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) establishes lifelong latency in neurons. The latency associated transcript (LAT) is the only viral gene abundantly expressed during latency. Wild-type (WT) HSV-1 reactivates more efficiently than LAT mutants because LAT promotes establishment and maintenance of latency. While sensory neurons in trigeminal ganglia (TG) are important sites for latency, brainstem is also a site for latency and reactivation from latency. The principal sensory nucleus of the spinal trigeminal tract (Pr5) likely harbors latent HSV-1 because it receives afferent inputs from TG. The locus coeruleus (LC), an adjacent brainstem region, sends axonal projections to cortical structures and is indirectly linked to Pr5. Senescent cells accumulate in the nervous system during aging and accelerate neurodegenerative processes. Generally senescent cells undergo irreversible cell cycle arrest and produce inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Based on these observations, we hypothesized HSV-1 influences senescence and inflammation in Pr5 and LC of latently infected mice. This hypothesis was tested using a mouse model of infection. Strikingly, female but not age-matched male mice latently infected with a LAT null mutant (dLAT2903) exhibited significantly higher levels of senescence markers and inflammation in LC, including cell cycle inhibitor p16, NLRP3 (NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3), IL-1α, and IL-β. Conversely, Pr5 in female but not male mice latently infected with WT HSV-1 or dLAT2903 exhibited enhanced expression of important inflammatory markers. The predilection of HSV-1 to induce senescence and inflammation in key brainstem regions of female mice infers that enhanced neurodegeneration occurs. IMPORTANCE HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus 1), an important human pathogen, establishes lifelong latency in neurons in trigeminal ganglia and the central nervous system. In contrast to productive infection, the only viral transcript abundantly expressed in latently infected neurons is the latency associated transcript (LAT). The brainstem, including principal sensory nucleus of the spinal trigeminal tract (Pr5) and locus coeruleus (LC), may expedite HSV-1 spread from trigeminal ganglia to the brain. Enhanced senescence and expression of key inflammatory markers were detected in LC of female mice latently infected with a LAT null mutant (dLAT2903) relative to age-matched male or female mice latently infected with wild-type HSV-1. Conversely, wild-type HSV-1 and dLAT2903 induced higher levels of senescence and inflammatory markers in Pr5 of latently infected female mice. In summary, enhanced inflammation and senescence in LC and Pr5 of female mice latently infected with HSV-1 are predicted to accelerate neurodegeneration.
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Makhijani AV, Horan S, Tuszynski M, Ditchfield M, Buttery JP. Herpes in the hindbrain: Case of herpes simplex virus rhombencephalitis in a child. J Paediatr Child Health 2022; 58:896-899. [PMID: 34369616 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Allya V Makhijani
- Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,SAEFVIC, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Zhou R, Zhang Q, Xu P. TBK1, a central kinase in innate immune sensing of nucleic acids and beyond. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2020; 52:757-767. [PMID: 32458982 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmaa051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Sensing of intracellular and extracellular environments is one of the fundamental processes of cell. Surveillance of aberrant nucleic acids, derived either from invading pathogens or damaged organelle, is conducted by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) including RIG-I-like receptors, cyclic GMP-AMP synthase, absent in melanoma 2, and a few members of toll-like receptors. TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1), along with its close analogue I-kappa-B kinase epsilon, is a central kinase in innate adaptor complexes linking activation of PRRs to mobilization of transcriptional factors that transcribe proinflammatory cytokines, type I interferon (IFN-α/β), and myriads interferon stimulated genes. However, it still remains elusive for the precise mechanisms of activation and execution of TBK1 in signaling platforms formed by innate adaptors mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS), stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING), and TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF), as well as its complex regulations. An atlas of TBK1 substrates is in constant expanding, setting TBK1 as a key node of signaling network and a dominant player in contexts of cell biology, animal models, and human diseases. Here, we review recent advancements of activation, regulations, and functions of TBK1 under these physiological and pathological contexts.
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- Ruyuan Zhou
- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Chang LY, Lin HY, Gau SSF, Lu CY, Hsia SH, Huang YC, Huang LM, Lin TY. Enterovirus A71 neurologic complications and long-term sequelae. J Biomed Sci 2019; 26:57. [PMID: 31395054 PMCID: PMC6688366 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-019-0552-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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During recent 20 years, enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) has emerged as a major concern among pediatric infectious diseases, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The clinical manifestations of EV-A71 include uncomplicated hand, foot, and mouth disease, herpanina or febrile illness and central nervous system (CNS) involvement such as aseptic meningitis, myoclonic jerk, polio-like syndrome, encephalitis, encephalomyelitis and cardiopulmonary failure due to severe rhombencephalitis. In follow-up studies of patients with EV-A 71 CNS infection, some still have hypoventilation and need tracheostomy with ventilator support, some have dysphagia and need nasogastric tube or gastrostomy feeding, some have limb weakness/astrophy, cerebellar dysfunction, neurodevelopmental delay, lower cognition, or attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder. Long term sequelae may be related to greater severity of CNS involvement or neuron damage, hypoxia and younger age of onset.
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- Luan-Yin Chang
- Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 8, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 8, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 8, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Encephalitis is an uncommon but severe disease characterized by neurologic dysfunction with central nervous system inflammation. Children with encephalitis should receive supportive care and empiric therapies for common and treatable causes while prioritizing diagnostic evaluation for common, treatable, and high-risk conditions. Even with an extensive diagnostic workup, an infectious cause is identified in less than half of cases, suggesting a role for postinfectious or noninfectious processes.
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- Kevin Messacar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, B055, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Surveillance and Epidemiology Activity, Arboviral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, B055, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, 12700 East 19th Avenue, B182, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, B055, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Ray S, Rayamajhi A, Bonnett LJ, Solomon T, Kneen R, Griffiths MJ. The inter-rater reliability and prognostic value of coma scales in Nepali children with acute encephalitis syndrome. Paediatr Int Child Health 2017; 38:60-65. [PMID: 29143568 PMCID: PMC5801644 DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2017.1398503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a common cause of coma in Nepali children. The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is used to assess the level of coma in these patients and predict outcome. Alternative coma scales may have better inter-rater reliability and prognostic value in encephalitis in Nepali children, but this has not been studied. The Adelaide coma scale (ACS), Blantyre coma scale (BCS) and the Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive scale (AVPU) are alternatives to the GCS which can be used. Methods Children aged 1-14 years who presented to Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu with AES between September 2010 and November 2011 were recruited. All four coma scales (GCS, ACS, BCS and AVPU) were applied on admission, 48 h later and on discharge. Inter-rater reliability (unweighted kappa) was measured for each. Correlation and agreement between total coma score and outcome (Liverpool outcome score) was measured by Spearman's rank and Bland-Altman plot. The prognostic value of coma scales alone and in combination with physiological variables was investigated in a subgroup (n = 22). A multivariable logistic regression model was fitted by backward stepwise. Results Fifty children were recruited. Inter-rater reliability using the variables scales was fair to moderate. However, the scales poorly predicted clinical outcome. Combining the scales with physiological parameters such as systolic blood pressure improved outcome prediction. Conclusion This is the first study to compare four coma scales in Nepali children with AES. The scales exhibited fair to moderate inter-rater reliability. However, the study is inadequately powered to answer the question on the relationship between coma scales and outcome. Further larger studies are required.
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Key Words
- ACS, Adelaide coma scale
- AES, acute encephalitis syndrome
- AVPU, alert, verbal, pain, unresponsive
- Acute encephalitis syndrome
- BCS, Blantyre coma scale
- ETAT, emergency triage assessment and treatment
- LOS, Liverpool outcome score
- NTBI, non-traumatic brain injury
- PIM, paediatric risk of mortality
- PRISM, paediatric risk of mortality score
- RPS, resource-poor setting
- TBI, traumatic brain injury
- coma scales
- inter-rater reliability
- prognostic value
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- Stephen Ray
- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,Littlewoods Neurosciences Unit, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK,National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,Corresponding author. Emails:
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,Department of Paediatrics, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal,Department of Paediatrics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,Littlewoods Neurosciences Unit, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK,Littlewoods Neurosciences Unit, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK,National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Khandaker G, Jung J, Britton PN, King C, Yin JK, Jones CA. Long-term outcomes of infective encephalitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Dev Med Child Neurol 2016; 58:1108-1115. [PMID: 27422743 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM The long-term outcomes of childhood infective encephalitis are variable and not well quantified. We aimed to systematically review the literature and undertake meta-analyses on predetermined outcomes to address this knowledge gap and identify areas for future research. METHOD We searched electronic databases, performed complementary reviews of references of fully extracted articles, and made contact with experts on infective encephalitis. Articles published up until April 2016 were selected for screening. RESULTS We evaluated sequelae of 1018 survivors of childhood infective encephalitis (934 with complete follow-up) from 16 studies. Mean age during acute encephalitis episodes was 5 years 3.6 months (range 1.2mo-17y), 57.6% were male (500/868), and mean follow-up period was 4 years 1.2 months (range 1-12y). Incomplete recovery was reported in 312 children (42.0%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 31.6-53.1% in pooled estimate). Among the other sequelae, developmental delay, abnormal behaviour, motor impairment, and seizures were reported among 35.0% (95% CI 10.0-65.0%), 18.0% (95% CI 8.0-31.0%), 17.0% (95% CI 10.0-26.0%), and 10.0% (95% CI 6.0-14.0%) respectively. INTERPRETATION Almost half of childhood infective encephalitis survivors report incomplete recovery in the long-term; most commonly developmental delay, behavioural abnormality, and neurological impairments (i.e. seizure). Well designed, large-scale prospective studies are needed to better quantify neurodevelopmental sequelae among childhood encephalitis survivors.
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- Gulam Khandaker
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. .,National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia. .,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Institute (MBI), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Institute (MBI), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Institute (MBI), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Ahmad L, Zhang SY, Casanova JL, Sancho-Shimizu V. Human TBK1: A Gatekeeper of Neuroinflammation. Trends Mol Med 2016; 22:511-527. [PMID: 27211305 PMCID: PMC4890605 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The importance of TANK binding kinase-1 (TBK1), a multimeric kinase that modulates inflammation and autophagy, in human health has been highlighted for the first time by the recent discoveries of mutations in TBK1 that underlie amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), normal tension glaucoma (NTG) or childhood herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Gain-of-function of TBK1 are associated with NTG, whereas loss-of-function mutations result in ALS/FTD or in HSE. In light of these new findings, we review the role of TBK1 in these seemingly unrelated, yet allelic diseases, and discuss the role of TBK1 in neuroinflammatory diseases. This discovery has the potential to significantly increase our understanding of the molecular basis of these poorly understood diseases.
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- Liyana Ahmad
- Department of Virology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1 PG, UK
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- St Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Paris, France; University of Paris Descartes, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- St Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Paris, France; University of Paris Descartes, Imagine Institute, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY, USA; Pediatric Hematology and Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
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- Department of Virology, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1 PG, UK; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London W2 1 PG, UK.
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Singh TD, Fugate JE, Hocker SE, Rabinstein AA. Postencephalitic epilepsy: clinical characteristics and predictors. Epilepsia 2014; 56:133-8. [PMID: 25523929 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the etiologies, clinical presentations, outcomes, and predictors of postencephalitic epilepsy (PE) in a large series of adult patients with acute encephalitis. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with acute encephalitis at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, between January 2000 and December 2012. The patients were categorized into two groups based on the presence or absence of PE at last follow-up. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze factors associated with PE. RESULTS We identified 198 consecutive patients (100 [50.5%] male and 98 [49.5%] female) with a median age of 58 years (range 41.8-69). Etiologies included viral infection (n=95, 48%), autoimmune (n=44, 22%), and unknown/others (n=59, 30%). During hospitalization, seizures were seen in patients with autoimmune encephalitis (n=24, 54.5%), unknown/others (n=20, 33.9%), and viral encephalitis (n=23, 24.2%). Interictal epileptiform discharges on electroencephalography (EEG) were present in 34 (54%), whereas periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) and generalized periodic discharges (GPDs) were seen in 14 (41.2%) and 2 (5.9%) patients. Forty-six patients with seizures (70.8%) had fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR)/T2 abnormalities, 20 (31.3%) diffusion abnormalities, and 43 (66.2%) cortical involvement. Good outcome at discharge among patients with seizures was seen in 8/23 patients with viral etiology (34.8%), 10/24 patients with autoimmune encephalitis (45.5%), and 12/20 patients with unknown cause (60%). PE was present in 43 patients (29.9%). On multivariate regression analysis, the factors associated with PE were generalized seizures during hospitalization (p=0.03), focal seizures (p≤0.001), and the presence of FLAIR/T2 abnormalities on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (p=0.003). SIGNIFICANCE The presence of seizures during hospitalization and an abnormal brain MRI are the strongest predictors of the development of PE. The etiology of encephalitis, presence of focal neurologic deficits, and interictal EEG abnormalities did not influence the development of PE.
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- Tarun D Singh
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A
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Michaeli O, Kassis I, Shachor-Meyouhas Y, Shahar E, Ravid S. Long-term motor and cognitive outcome of acute encephalitis. Pediatrics 2014; 133:e546-52. [PMID: 24534397 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine the long-term motor and neurocognitive outcome of children with acute encephalitis and to look at possible prognostic factors. METHODS Children who were treated for acute encephalitis in 2000-2010 were reevaluated. All children and their parents were interviewed by using structured questionnaires, and the children underwent full neurologic examinations, along with comprehensive neurocognitive, attention, and behavioral assessments. RESULTS Of the 47 children enrolled, 1 died and 29 had neurologic sequelae, including motor impairment, mental retardation, epilepsy, and attention and learning disorders. Children with encephalitis had a significantly higher prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (50%) and learning disabilities (20%) compared with the reported rate (5%-10%) in the general population of Israel (P < .05) and lower IQ scores. Lower intelligence scores and significantly impaired attention and learning were found even in children who were considered fully recovered at the time of discharge. Risk factors for long-term severe neurologic sequelae were focal signs in the neurologic examination and abnormal neuroimaging on admission, confirmed infectious cause, and long hospital stay. CONCLUSIONS Encephalitis in children may be associated with significant long-term neurologic sequelae. Significant cognitive impairment, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities are common, and even children who were considered fully recovered at discharge may be significantly affected. Neuropsychological testing should be recommended for survivors of childhood encephalitis.
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Kulik DM, Mekky M, Yang M, Bitnun A, Parkin PC. Should a hospitalized child receive empiric treatment with acyclovir? Ital J Pediatr 2012; 38:72. [PMID: 23244394 PMCID: PMC3541113 DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Herpes simplex encephalitis is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and may be related to timely diagnosis and treatment. While awaiting the results of testing, hospitalization and empiric treatment with acyclovir is recommended, though the direct and indirect costs associated with this management are substantial. We sought to examine children hospitalized for possible herpes simplex encephalitis, following clinical and laboratory assessment in the emergency department, and empiric treatment with acyclovir, in order to describe the proportion receiving a complete course of treatment; and to identify the clinical variables which are associated with receiving a complete course, as compared with an incomplete course of acyclovir. Methods Hospitalized children prescribed acyclovir were included in this case control study. Clinical, laboratory and diagnostic variables were abstracted for children prescribed a complete (≥ 14 days) or an incomplete course (<14 days) of acyclovir. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results 289 children met eligibility criteria, 30 (10%) received a complete course and 259 (90%) received an incomplete course. A history of mucocutaneous herpes simplex virus infection (p < 0.01), Glasgow Coma Scale ≤ 13 (p = 0.02), focal neurologic findings (p = 0.001) and elevated cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count (p = 0.05) were associated with a complete course of acyclovir. Conclusions Many children did not complete a full course of therapy. Unnecessary testing and treatment is burdensome to families and the health care system. Possible predictive variables include abnormal Glascow Coma Scale, focal neurologic findings and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis.
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- Dina M Kulik
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Pérez-Bovet J, Garcia-Armengol R, Buxó-Pujolràs M, Lorite-Díaz N, Narváez-Martínez Y, Caro-Cardera JL, Rimbau-Muñoz J, Joly-Torta MC, Castellví-Joan M, Martín-Ferrer S. Decompressive craniectomy for encephalitis with brain herniation: case report and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2012; 154:1717-24. [PMID: 22543444 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-012-1323-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Decompressive craniectomy (DC) has been sporadically used in cases of infectious encephalitis with brain herniation. Like for other indications of DC, evidence is lacking regarding the beneficial or detrimental effects for this pathology. METHODS We reviewed all the cases of viral and bacterial encephalitis treated with decompressive craniectomy reported in the literature. We also present one case from our institution. These data were analyzed to determine the relation between clinical and epidemiological variables and outcome in surgically treated patients. RESULTS Of 48 patients, 39 (81.25 %) had a favorable functional recovery and 9 (18.75 %) had a negative course. Only two patients (4 %) died after surgical treatment. A statistically significant association was found between diagnosis (viral and bacterial encephalitis) and outcome (GOS) in surgically treated patients. Viral encephalitis, usually caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), has a more favorable outcome (92.3 % with GOS 4 or 5) than bacterial encephalitis (56.2 % with GOS 4 or 5). CONCLUSIONS Based on this literature review, we consider that, due to the specific characteristics of infectious encephalitis, especially in case of viral infection, decompressive craniectomy is probably an effective treatment when brain stem compression threatens the course of the disease. In patients with viral encephalitis, better prognosis can be expected when surgical decompression is used than when only medical treatment is provided.
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- Jordi Pérez-Bovet
- Neurosurgery Department, Universitary Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta, Carretera de França S/N, 17007, Girona, Girona, Spain.
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Sellner J, Trinka E. Seizures and epilepsy in herpes simplex virus encephalitis: current concepts and future directions of pathogenesis and management. J Neurol 2012; 259:2019-30. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6494-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2012] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Paciorkowski AR, Thio LL, Dobyns WB. Genetic and biologic classification of infantile spasms. Pediatr Neurol 2011; 45:355-67. [PMID: 22114996 PMCID: PMC3397192 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Infantile spasms constitute an age-dependent epilepsy, highly associated with cognitive impairment, autism, and movement disorders. Previous classification systems focused on a distinction between symptomatic and cryptogenic etiologies, and have not kept pace with recent discoveries of mutations in genes in key pathways of central nervous system development in patients with infantile spasms. Children with certain genetic syndromes are much likelier to manifest infantile spasms, and we review the literature to propose a genetic classification of these disorders. Children demonstrating genetic associations with infantile spasms also manifest phenotypes beyond epilepsy that may be explained by recent advances in the understanding of underlying biological mechanisms. Therefore we propose a biologic classification of genes highly associated with infantile spasms, and articulate models for infantile spasms pathogenesis based on those data. The two best described pathways of pathogenesis involve abnormalities in the gene regulatory network of gamma-aminobutyric acidergic forebrain development and abnormalities in molecules expressed at the synapse. These genetic and biologic classifications are flexible, and they should encourage much needed progress in syndrome recognition, clinical genetic testing, and the development of new therapies targeting specific pathways of pathogenesis.
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- Alex R Paciorkowski
- Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Kneen R, Michael BD, Menson E, Mehta B, Easton A, Hemingway C, Klapper PE, Vincent A, Lim M, Carrol E, Solomon T. Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children - Association of British Neurologists and British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infection Group national guidelines. J Infect 2011; 64:449-77. [PMID: 22120594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/13/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In the 1980s the outcome of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis was shown to be dramatically improved with aciclovir treatment. Delays in starting treatment, particularly beyond 48 h after hospital admission, are associated with a worse prognosis. Several comprehensive reviews of the investigation and management of encephalitis have been published. However, their impact on day-to-day clinical practice appears to be limited. The emergency management of meningitis in children and adults was revolutionised by the introduction of a simple algorithm as part of management guidelines. In February 2008 a group of clinicians met in Liverpool to begin the development process for clinical care guidelines based around a similar simple algorithm, supported by an evidence base, whose implementation is hoped would improve the management of patients with suspected encephalitis.
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- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, West Derby, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK.
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Lin JJ, Hsia SH, Wu CT, Wang HS, Lin KL. Mycoplasma pneumoniae-related postencephalitic epilepsy in children. Epilepsia 2011; 52:1979-85. [PMID: 21838790 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03218.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common respiratory pathogen, has been implicated as an etiology of encephalitis, but there are few reports about it and postencephalitic epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate clinical factors, electroencephalography, and neuroradiologic features of M. pneumoniae-related encephalitis in a series of children with postencephalitic epilepsy and to examine possible prognostic factors. METHODS Cases of M. pneumoniae-related encephalitis between January 2001 and June 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Systematic clinical data were evaluated. KEY FINDINGS The 99 enrolled patients with M. pneumoniae-related encephalitis were all positive by serology and 47 (47.5%) of them developed postencephalitic epilepsy. During the acute phase, 53 patients (53.5%) had seizures, the most common type of which was primary focal with secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizure (39.6%). The most common initial electroencephalography was focal/diffuse cortical dysfunction (37.4%) and focal epileptiform discharge (26.4%). The time of follow-up ranged from 6-131 months. At the end of the study, 19 (40.4%) of the 47 children with postencephalitic epilepsy had intractable seizures. SIGNIFICANCE Postencephalitic epilepsy is not a rare complication of M. pneumoniae-related encephalitis. Seizures in the acute phase and focal epileptiform discharges in initial electroencephalography are significant prognostic factors.
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- Jainn-Jim Lin
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Ward KN, Ohrling A, Bryant NJ, Bowley JS, Ross EM, Verity CM. Herpes simplex serious neurological disease in young children: incidence and long-term outcome. Arch Dis Child 2011; 97:162-5. [PMID: 21685219 PMCID: PMC3256733 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.204677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the contribution of herpes simplex virus (HSV) to serious neurological disease. SETTING AND PATIENTS A 3-year prospective survey of children aged 2-23 months in Britain and Ireland. RESULTS 19 children had HSV central nervous system (CNS) infection; 13 aged 2-11 months had focal neuroimaging abnormalities and 11 long-term neurological sequelae. Of six aged 12-35 months, one had abnormal neuroimaging and three long-term neurological sequelae. 17 of the 19 had serious neurological disease. HSV CNS infection accounted for 23% of serious neurological disease in children aged 2-11 months and 4.5% in older children. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of HSV-induced serious neurological disease in the UK was estimated at 1 in 64 000/year in younger children and 1 in 230 000 in older children. HSV CNS infection has clinical effects ranging from frank encephalitis to severe illness with fever and convulsions to milder disease lacking encephalopathy.
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- Katherine N Ward
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Virology (UCL Campus), Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College Medical School, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK.
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- Health Protection Agency, Centre for Infections, London, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Virology (UCL Campus), Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College Medical School, London, UK
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Virology (UCL Campus), Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College Medical School, London, UK
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- Child Studies Department, King's College, London, UK
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Coma and other states of impaired consciousness represent a medical emergency. The potential causes are numerous, and the critical window for diagnosis and effective intervention is often short. The common causes of non-traumatic coma include central nervous system infections, metabolic encephalopathy (hepatic, uremic, diabetic ketoacidosis etc.), intracranial bleed, stroke and status epilepticus. The basic principles of management include 1) Rapid assessment and stabilization, 2) Focussed clinical evaluation to assess depth of coma, localization of lesion in the central nervous system and possible clues to etiology, and 3) Treatment including general and specific measures. Commonly associated problems such as raised intracranial pressure and seizures must be recognized and managed to prevent secondary neurologic injury.
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Age-dependent Mendelian predisposition to herpes simplex virus type 1 encephalitis in childhood. J Pediatr 2010; 157:623-9, 629.e1. [PMID: 20553844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Revised: 02/16/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that predisposition to childhood herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 encephalitis (HSE) may be determined in part by human genetic factors. STUDY DESIGN A genetic epidemiologic survey of childhood HSE (onset at age 3 months to 15 years) over a 20-year period (1985-2004) was conducted throughout France (comprising 29 university hospital neuropediatric centers). A total of 85 children fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for inclusion. Family and personal histories were obtained by face-to-face interview for 51 patients. RESULTS No familial cases of HSE were identified in our survey; however, a high proportion (20%) of the children interviewed had a relevant family history: parental consanguinity (12% of patients), early-onset herpetic keratitis in a first-degree relative (6%), or both (2%). The narrow window of high susceptibility to HSE before age 3 years (62% of patients) further indicates that predisposition to HSE is tightly age-dependent. CONCLUSIONS This survey suggests that childhood HSE, although sporadic, may result from Mendelian predisposition (from autosomal recessive susceptibility in particular), at least in some children. There likely is incomplete penetrance, however, which may reflect, at least in part, the impact of age at the time of HSV-1 infection.
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Fowler A, Stödberg T, Eriksson M, Wickström R. Long-term outcomes of acute encephalitis in childhood. Pediatrics 2010; 126:e828-35. [PMID: 20876179 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to investigate the long-term outcomes of childhood encephalitis and to examine possible prognostic factors. METHODS Of 93 children who were treated for acute encephalitis in 2000-2004, 71 were eligible for follow-up evaluations. A structured interview, using 2 questionnaires, was conducted with the parents. Fifteen of the children with the most-severe symptoms at the time of discharge also underwent electroencephalographic recording and tests of reaction times and working memory. RESULTS Persisting symptoms were reported by 54% of children. The predominant symptoms were personality changes and cognitive problems. Children who made a complete recovery did so within 6 to 12 months. The only significant risk factor for sequelae was disease severity leading to admission to the ICU. The risk of subsequent epilepsy was increased for children with seizures at presentation. Most follow-up electroencephalograms showed improvement, but results had not normalized for 9 of 15 children. Children with encephalitis had slower reaction times, compared with control subjects, but no difference in working memory could be seen. CONCLUSION Persisting symptoms after childhood encephalitis were present for a substantial number of children. Seizures increased the risk of subsequent epilepsy; the only other prognostic marker was admission to the ICU. Even children who were considered fully recovered at discharge reported persisting symptoms at follow-up evaluations. Children who made a full recovery did so within 6 to 12 months, which suggests that all children with encephalitis should be monitored for 1 year after the acute illness.
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- Asa Fowler
- Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Q2:07, ALB, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Towards an understanding of the herpes simplex virus type 1 latency-reactivation cycle. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis 2010; 2010:262415. [PMID: 20169002 PMCID: PMC2822239 DOI: 10.1155/2010/262415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) can cause clinical symptoms in the peripheral and central nervous system. Recurrent ocular shedding can lead to corneal scarring and vision loss making HSV-1 a leading cause of corneal blindness due to an infectious agent. The primary site of HSV-1 latency is sensory neurons within trigeminal ganglia. Periodically, reactivation from latency occurs resulting in virus transmission and recurrent disease. During latency, the latency-associated transcript (LAT) is abundantly expressed. LAT expression is important for the latency-reactivation cycle in animal models, in part, because it inhibits apoptosis, viral gene expression, and productive infection. A novel transcript within LAT coding sequences (AL3) and small nonprotein coding RNAs are also expressed in trigeminal ganglia of latently infected mice. In this review, an update of viral factors that are expressed during latency and their potential roles in regulating the latency-reactivation cycle is discussed.
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Galic MA, Riazi K, Henderson AK, Tsutsui S, Pittman QJ. Viral-like brain inflammation during development causes increased seizure susceptibility in adult rats. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 36:343-51. [PMID: 19660546 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2009] [Revised: 07/26/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Viral infections of the CNS and their accompanying inflammation can cause long-term neurological effects, including increased risk for seizures. To examine the effects of CNS inflammation, we infused polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, intracerebroventricularly to mimic a viral CNS infection in 14 day-old rats. This caused fever and an increase in the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin (IL)-1beta in the brain. As young adults, these animals were more susceptible to lithium-pilocarpine and pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures and showed memory deficits in fear conditioning. Whereas there was no alteration in adult hippocampal cytokine levels, we found a marked increase in NMDA (NR2A and C) and AMPA (GluR1) glutamate receptor subunit mRNA expression. The increase in seizure susceptibility, glutamate receptor subunits, and hippocampal IL-1beta levels were suppressed by neonatal systemic minocycline. Thus, a novel model of viral CNS inflammation reveals pathophysiological relationships between brain cytokines, glutamate receptors, behaviour and seizures, which can be attenuated by anti-inflammatory agents like minocycline.
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- M A Galic
- Epilepsy and Brain Circuits Program, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Neuroscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Selvaraju SB, Wurst M, Horvat RT, Selvarangan R. Evaluation of three analyte-specific reagents for detection and typing of herpes simplex virus in cerebrospinal fluid. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2009; 63:286-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2008] [Revised: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fowler A, Stödberg T, Eriksson M, Wickström R. Childhood encephalitis in Sweden: etiology, clinical presentation and outcome. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2008; 12:484-90. [PMID: 18313340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Revised: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 12/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Acute encephalitis is a relatively uncommon but potentially harmful CNS inflammation usually caused by infection. The diagnosis is difficult to establish and the etiology often remains unclear. Furthermore, the long-term prognosis of acute encephalitis in children is poorly described. In this study, we characterize childhood encephalitis from a Swedish perspective in regard to etiology, clinical presentation and sequele. We retrospectively studied all children (n=93) who were admitted for acute encephalitis at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm during 2000-2004. A confirmed etiological agent was identified in eight cases and a probable one in 37; in 48 cases no etiological agent could be found. Tick-borne encephalitis virus, enterovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, varicella zoster virus and influenza virus predominated and represented 67% of all the confirmed or probable etiologies. Encephalopathy was present in 80% of the children, 81% had fever, 44% had focal neurological findings, and seizures occurred in 40%. EEG abnormalities were seen in 90% and abnormal neuroimaging was present in 30%. The cerebrospinal fluid showed pleocytosis in 55%. There was no mortality, but 60% of the children had persisting symptoms at the time of discharge, 41% of which were moderate to severe. We conclude that the etiology of encephalitis among Swedish children is at large the same as in other European countries with similar vaccination programs. Fever and encephalopathy were seen in a majority of children and the most sensitive tool for making the diagnosis was EEG examination. Furthermore, many children display persisting sequele at discharge for which the strongest predictive factor was focal neurological findings at presentation.
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- Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women and Child Health, Q2:07, ALB, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Sánchez-Carpintero R, Aguilera S, Idoate M, Bejarano B. Temporal lobectomy in acute complicated herpes simplex encephalitis: technical case report. Neurosurgery 2008; 62:E1174-5; discussion E1175. [PMID: 18580790 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000325885.00033.c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Herpes virus encephalitis is a rare, life-threatening complication of therapy in patients with brain tumors. A surgical therapeutic approach may be needed because the infection can be resistant to acyclovir in immunocompromised patients, and complications and long-term sequelae are frequent. CLINICAL PRESENTATION We present the case of a right-handed, 6-year-old girl with a brainstem tumor who had herpes virus encephalitis with refractory seizures while on immunosuppressive treatment. The virus was resistant to acyclovir but responded to gancyclovir. The patient developed local refractory brain edema with right uncal herniation. INTERVENTION To reduce the intracranial pressure, internal decompressive craniotomy was performed, which consisted of a right temporal lobectomy that allowed us to remove the focal necrotic-hemorrhagic tissue, decrease inflammation, and avoid subsequent chronic gliotic scarring. Clinical improvement was clear with prompt recovery and acute control of seizures. The only remaining deficits were mild memory and attention impairments. Seizures did not recur in the next 6 months. CONCLUSION Antiviral resistance should be suspected in immunocompromised patients with herpes virus encephalitis if there is no early response to acyclovir. If uncal herniation of the nondominant temporal lobe develops, temporal lobectomy, as an internal decompressive procedure, can be lifesaving. Lobectomy stopped the acute refractory seizures and can be considered a good approach to prevent later epilepsy, with only mild residual cognitive deficits.
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- Rocío Sánchez-Carpintero
- Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Neurology Unit, University Clinic of Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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Gau SSF, Chang LY, Huang LM, Fan TY, Wu YY, Lin TY. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity-related symptoms among children with enterovirus 71 infection of the central nervous system. Pediatrics 2008; 122:e452-8. [PMID: 18606624 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND No study has investigated the association between enterovirus 71 central nervous system infection and symptoms related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In this study we evaluated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-related symptoms and internalizing problems as long-term sequelae resulting from enterovirus 71 central nervous system infection in children. METHODS We enrolled 86 children 4 to 16 years old with virus-culture-confirmed enterovirus 71 infection and central nervous system involvement diagnosed 3 to 7 years before the study and 172 control subjects, matched for age, gender, and parents' education levels. Their mothers and teachers were asked to report on possible attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-related symptoms, and their mothers were asked to report on possible internalizing problems. All of the children previously infected with enterovirus 71 received intelligence tests. RESULTS Forty-two (49%) of the children previously infected with enterovirus 71 had had viral meningitis; 35 (41%) had severe central nervous system involvement, such as encephalitis, poliomyelitis-like syndrome, or encephalomyelitis; and 9 (10%) had cardiopulmonary failure and central nervous system involvement. The children previously infected with enterovirus 71 had higher scores than matched control subjects on teacher- and mother-rated scales of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, oppositional symptoms, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder index. The rate of elevated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-related symptoms among children with enterovirus 71 central nervous system infection was 20%, whereas that rate among matched control subjects was only 3%. They also had more internalizing problems. Their verbal and performance IQs, as well as verbal comprehension indices, were significantly inversely correlated with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder index scores. CONCLUSIONS Enterovirus 71 central nervous system infection may affect long-term regulation of attention and emotion and cause hyperactivity-impulsivity in children.
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- Susan Shur-Fen Gau
- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sánchez-Carpintero R, Aguilera S, Idoate M, Bejarano B. TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY IN ACUTE COMPLICATED HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS. Neurosurgery 2008. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000310701.82347.4b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Genetic susceptibility to herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis in mice and humans. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 7:495-505. [PMID: 17989525 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3282f151d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Herpes simplex encephalitis is a rare complication of herpes simplex virus 1 infection that strikes otherwise healthy individuals. Its pathogenesis has long remained elusive. We highlight the investigations dealing with the genetic basis of herpes simplex encephalitis in mice and humans. RECENT FINDINGS Mouse models have revealed the impact of various host genes on protective immunity to herpes simplex encephalitis through strain-dependent variability (forward genetics) and via targeted knockouts (reverse genetics). These studies established in particular the crucial role of IFNalpha/beta in immunity to herpes simplex virus 1, paving the way towards the elucidation of the genetic cause of human herpes simplex encephalitis. Two children with rare, specific STAT1 or NEMO mutations displayed a broad impairment of IFNalpha/beta and IFNlambda-mediated immunity and predisposition to several infectious diseases including herpes simplex encephalitis. In contrast, children with UNC93B1 and TLR3 mutations displayed a selective impairment of dsRNA-induced IFNalpha/beta and IFNlambda production and predisposition to isolated herpes simplex encephalitis. SUMMARY Herpes simplex encephalitis results from a series of monogenic primary immunodeficiencies that impair the TLR3 and UNC-93B-dependent production of IFNalpha/beta and IFNlambda in the central nervous system, at least in a fraction of children. This is not only crucial for the understanding of immunity to herpes simplex virus 1, but also for the diagnosis and treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis.
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De Tiège X, Rozenberg F, Héron B. The spectrum of herpes simplex encephalitis in children. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2008; 12:72-81. [PMID: 17870623 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Revised: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Clinical and basic science research carried out in recent years into herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) have shown that the concept of a "classical" picture of HSE in children is now outdated and that our current knowledge of the disease is probably only the tip of an iceberg. Indeed, increasing evidence supports the existence of a wider range of pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical presentations and disease progressions in paediatric HSE. This paper reviews the clinical, biological and radiological data available and redefines the spectrum of HSE in children. Full understanding of the condition should improve the management of suspected cases and decrease the morbidity and the mortality associated with this disease.
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- Xavier De Tiège
- Department of Paediatric Neurology, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
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Chang LY, Huang LM, Gau SSF, Wu YY, Hsia SH, Fan TY, Lin KL, Huang YC, Lu CY, Lin TY. Neurodevelopment and cognition in children after enterovirus 71 infection. N Engl J Med 2007; 356:1226-34. [PMID: 17377160 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa065954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enterovirus 71 is a common cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease and encephalitis in Asia and elsewhere. The long-term neurologic and psychiatric effects of this viral infection on the central nervous system (CNS) are not well understood. METHODS We conducted long-term follow-up of 142 children after enterovirus 71 infection with CNS involvement - 61 who had aseptic meningitis, 53 who had severe CNS involvement, and 28 who had cardiopulmonary failure after CNS involvement. At a median follow-up of 2.9 years (range, 1.0 to 7.4) after infection, the children received physical and neurologic examinations. We administered the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST II) to children 6 years of age or younger and the Wechsler intelligence test to children 4 years of age or older. RESULTS Nine of the 16 patients with a poliomyelitis-like syndrome (56%) and 1 of the 5 patients with encephalomyelitis (20%) had sequelae involving limb weakness and atrophy. Eighteen of the 28 patients with cardiopulmonary failure after CNS involvement (64%) had limb weakness and atrophy, 17 (61%) required tube feeding, and 16 (57%) required ventilator support. Among patients who underwent DDST II assessment, delayed neurodevelopment was found in only 1 of 20 patients (5%) with severe CNS involvement and in 21 of 28 patients (75%) with cardiopulmonary failure (P<0.001 for the overall comparison). Children with cardiopulmonary failure after CNS involvement scored lower on intelligence tests than did children with CNS involvement alone (P=0.003). CONCLUSIONS Enterovirus 71 infection with CNS involvement and cardiopulmonary failure may be associated with neurologic sequelae, delayed neurodevelopment, and reduced cognitive functioning. Children with CNS involvement without cardiopulmonary failure did well on neurodevelopment tests. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00172393 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).
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- Luan-Yin Chang
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Elbers JM, Bitnun A, Richardson SE, Ford-Jones EL, Tellier R, Wald RM, Petric M, Kolski H, Heurter H, MacGregor D. A 12-year prospective study of childhood herpes simplex encephalitis: is there a broader spectrum of disease? Pediatrics 2007; 119:e399-407. [PMID: 17272602 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to review the experience with herpes simplex encephalitis at the Hospital for Sick Children over the past 12 years. METHODS All patients who were admitted to our institution with acute encephalitis between January 1994 and December 2005 were enrolled prospectively in an encephalitis registry. Children from the registry with herpes simplex encephalitis were included in this study; we detailed the clinical presentations, laboratory findings, electroencephalographic findings, diagnostic imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes for all cases. RESULTS Of 322 cases of acute encephalitis, 5% were caused by herpes simplex virus. Initially negative herpes simplex virus cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction results were found in 2 cases (13%), but results became positive in repeat cerebrospinal fluid analyses. Classic clinical presentations were seen in 75% of cases, cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis was found in 94%, elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein levels were found in 50%, electroencephalographic changes were observed in 94%, and diagnostic imaging abnormalities were noted in 88%. All patients were treated with intravenous acyclovir. Neurologic sequelae occurred in 63% of cases, including seizures in 44% and developmental delays in 25%. There were no deaths in this study group. CONCLUSIONS Herpes simplex encephalitis continues to be associated with poor long-term neurologic outcomes despite appropriate therapy. Cerebrospinal fluid polymerase chain reaction results may be negative early in the course of herpes simplex encephalitis; therefore, repeat cerebrospinal fluid analysis should be considered if herpes simplex encephalitis is suspected. Atypical forms of herpes simplex virus central nervous system disease may occur in children.
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- Jorina M Elbers
- Division of Neurology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Marschitz I, Rödl S, Gruber-Sedlmayr U, Church A, Giovannoni G, Zobel G, Mache CJ, Raith J, Plecko B. Severe chorea with positive anti-basal ganglia antibodies after herpesencephalitis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007; 78:105-7. [PMID: 17172578 PMCID: PMC2117805 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.090555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Chen YJ, Fang PC, Chow JC. Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of postencephalitic epilepsy in children. J Child Neurol 2006; 21:1047-51. [PMID: 17156696 DOI: 10.1177/7010.2006.00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The goal of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of childhood postencephalitic epilepsy. Forty-four patients (20 boys and 24 girls; age range 21 months to 17 years, mean age 8.1 +/- 4.6 years) with postencephalitic epilepsy were selected from the 798 epileptic children treated and followed up at our hospital between 1993 and 2003. The clinical data included clinical features, electroencephalograms (EEGs), and neuroimages, all reviewed and analyzed retrospectively. Based on their post-treatment seizure outcomes, the children were divided into favorable (n = 20) and poor outcome groups (n = 24). Between the two groups, the age at encephalitis, cerebrospinal fluid findings, and seizure type were comparable. Factors indicating a poor prognosis for these patients during the acute phase of encephalitis were (1) status epilepticus occurring as the first seizure (P < .005), (2) slow background activity (P < .001) and multifocal spike discharges on EEGs (P < .01), and (3) herpes simplex viral encephalitis (P < .01). Our findings indicated that patients with status epilepticus and multifocal spikes on EEG during acute encephalitis have an increased risk of developing intractable epilepsy. To improve the outcome of postencephalitic epilepsy, intervention must occur earlier in the encephalitis stage.
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- Yung-Jung Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Jones C, Inman M, Peng W, Henderson G, Doster A, Perng GC, Angeletti AK. The herpes simplex virus type 1 locus that encodes the latency-associated transcript enhances the frequency of encephalitis in male BALB/c mice. J Virol 2006; 79:14465-9. [PMID: 16254383 PMCID: PMC1280208 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.22.14465-14469.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is the leading cause of virus-induced encephalitis; however, the viral genes that regulate encephalitis have not been well characterized. In this study, we tested whether the LAT (latency-associated transcript) locus regulates the frequency of encephalitis in male or female mice. Male BALB/c mice are more susceptible to HSV-1-induced encephalitis than age-matched female BALB/c mice. Deletion of LAT coding sequences reduced the frequency of encephalitis. A recombinant virus containing the first 1.5 kb of the LAT coding sequence induces levels of encephalitis in male BALB/c mice similar to those induced by wild-type HSV-1.
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- Clinton Jones
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska, Fair Street at East Campus Loop, Rm. 104, Lincoln 68583-0905, USA.
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Benson PC, Swadron SP. Empiric Acyclovir Is Infrequently Initiated in the Emergency Department to Patients Ultimately Diagnosed With Encephalitis. Ann Emerg Med 2006; 47:100-5. [PMID: 16387223 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2004] [Revised: 07/07/2005] [Accepted: 07/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE We evaluate the frequency of empiric acyclovir administration to patients in the emergency department (ED) who are ultimately diagnosed with encephalitis. METHODS We conducted an explicit retrospective medical record review of consecutive patients discharged with a final diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis or viral encephalitis not otherwise specified for the period 1993 to 2003. The frequency of ED administration of empiric acyclovir was measured for patients who met the inclusion criteria of fever, neuropsychiatric abnormality, and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis with a negative Gram's stain result in the ED. RESULTS Of the 90 patients reviewed, 24 (27%) met the inclusion criteria of fever, neuropsychiatric abnormality, and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis with a negative Gram's stain result in the ED. Of these 24 patients, 7 (29%) received empiric acyclovir in the ED, 6 (86%) patients after cerebrospinal fluid results were available, with a median time to administration of 1.5 hours (95% confidence interval [CI] 0 to 3.1 hours). The remaining 17 (71%) patients did not receive acyclovir in the ED, with median times of 16 hours (95% CI 7.5 to 44 hours) before initiation of acyclovir in inpatient settings. CONCLUSION The majority of patients in our institution who were ultimately diagnosed with encephalitis did not receive empiric acyclovir in the ED, despite clinical presentations consistent with encephalitis.
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- Peter C Benson
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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A 9-year-old-girl who had herpes simplex encephalitis developed impending uncal herniation requiring surgical decompression. This case highlights the development of an uncommon complication despite the early initiation of treatment with acyclovir.
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- P Kannu
- Department of General Paediatrics, Starship Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Carter JA, Neville BGR, Newton CRJC. Neuro-cognitive impairment following acquired central nervous system infections in childhood: a systematic review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 43:57-69. [PMID: 14499462 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(03)00192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The morbid consequences of central nervous system (CNS) infections are often overlooked in the face of high mortality rates. However, neurological impairments not only affect the child's development and future prospects but also place an economic and social burden on communities and countries that often have few resources to deal with such problems. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the occurrence and pattern of persisting neurological impairment after common CNS infections. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases, supplemented by hand-searches of key journals, resulted in forty-six eligible studies, five of which gave information on the spectrum of developmental domains. Despite the lack of comprehensive, methodologically-sound studies, the results show that postinfectious neurological impairment persists, most commonly in cognition and motor functions. Deficits include more subtle problems, which can be difficult to detect on gross neurological assessment but may still be deleterious to the child's social and educational functioning. Higher morbidity for similar mortality in acute bacterial meningitis compared with cerebral malaria in the epidemiological data may suggest future research directions for clinical research to devise more effective interventions.
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- Julie A Carter
- Neurosciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, The Wolfson Centre, Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2AP, London, UK.
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De Tiège X, Héron B, Lebon P, Ponsot G, Rozenberg F. Limits of early diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis in children: a retrospective study of 38 cases. Clin Infect Dis 2003; 36:1335-9. [PMID: 12746782 DOI: 10.1086/374839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2002] [Accepted: 01/01/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The prognosis of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) depends on the early and appropriate administration of specific antiviral therapy. We retrospectively reviewed 38 cases of children with proven HSE, to evaluate the reliability of polymerase chain reaction results, according to the time of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling. Initial negative results were observed in 8 of 33 CSF samples drawn before day 3 of the disease and were significantly associated with a low level of protein and <10 leukocytes/mm3 in the CSF.
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- Xavier De Tiège
- Service de Neuropédiatrie, Hôpital Saint Vincent de Paul, and Faculté de Médecine Cochin, Paris, France
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Fisman DN, Hook EW, Goldie SJ. Estimating the costs and benefits of screening monogamous, heterosexual couples for unrecognised infection with herpes simplex virus type 2. Sex Transm Infect 2003; 79:45-52. [PMID: 12576614 PMCID: PMC1744602 DOI: 10.1136/sti.79.1.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is the most common cause of ulcerative genital disease in the United States, but infection is commonly unrecognised. Serological screening tests could identify discordantly infected couples and permit targeted interventions to limit HSV-2 transmission. Our objective was to evaluate the projected cost effectiveness of strategies to prevent HSV-2 transmission in couples with no history of HSV-2 infection. METHODS We created a mathematical model to simulate the natural history and costs of HSV-2 transmission, and the expected impact of HSV-2 prevention strategies in monogamous, heterosexual couples. Strategies evaluated included (i) no screening; (ii) universal condom use; and (iii) serological screening for HSV-2 with condom use targeted to discordant couples. Screening tests considered included western blot (WB), ELISA, and ELISA with confirmation of positive test results using WB (ELISA-->WB). RESULTS Compared to no screening, the use of ELISA-->WB prevented 38 future infections per 1000 couples, with a cost effectiveness ratio of $8200 per infection averted. The use of WB in all couples had an incremental cost effectiveness ratio of $63 600 per infection averted. Strategies of ELISA alone and universal condom use were not cost effective. The cost effectiveness of ELISA-->WB improved with increasing prevalence of HSV-2, but worsened with decreasing condom compliance. Screening with ELISA alone was a reasonable strategy only when ELISA specificity increased to 99%. CONCLUSIONS Serological screening for unrecognised HSV-2 infection in monogamous, heterosexual couples is expected to decrease the incidence of HSV-2 infection, but increase healthcare costs. For couples choosing to be screened, a two step testing strategy (ELISA-->WB) is recommended. Recommendations for a national policy to conduct serological screening will depend on the value placed on averting an incident HSV-2 infection.
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- D N Fisman
- Hamilton Social and Public Health Services Department and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Meyding-Lamadé UK, Oberlinner C, Rau PR, Seyfer S, Heiland S, Sellner J, Wildemann BT, Lamadé WR. Experimental herpes simplex virus encephalitis: a combination therapy of acyclovir and glucocorticoids reduces long-term magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities. J Neurovirol 2003; 9:118-25. [PMID: 12587075 DOI: 10.1080/13550280390173373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2002] [Revised: 07/31/2002] [Accepted: 08/06/2002] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Despite early antiviral treatment, herpes simples virus encephalitis (HSVE) still remains a life-threatening sporadic disease with high mortality and morbidity. In patients and in experimental disease, chronic progressive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities have been found even after antiviral therapy. Secondary autoimmune-mediated and not directly virus-mediated mechanisms might play a key role for the outcome of disease. This study aimed to evaluate a possible beneficial effect of a therapy of acyclovir and corticosteroids versus acyclovir only. In a mouse model of HSVE (intranasal inoculation with 10(5) pfu [plaque-forming units] of HSV-1 strain F), a long-term MRI study was realized. Cranial MRI was performed serially at days 2, 7, 14, 21, 60, and 180 in different therapy groups: 1, saline; 2, acyclovir; 3, acyclovir, subsequently methylprednisolone; 4, sham-infected with saline. Brain viral load peaked at day 7 to decline thereafter to a low baseline value. Viral load in group 1 was significantly higher than in animals with antiviral therapy. In group 4, no viral DNA was detectable. Viral load did not differ significantly between acyclovir and acyclovir/corticosteroid-treated groups, suggesting that the use of corticosteroids in addition to acyclovir does not increase viral burden. MRI findings in untreated and acyclovir-treated animals revealed chronic progressive changes. In contrast, there was a significant reduction of the severity of long-term MRI abnormalities in acyclovir/corticosteroid-treated animals. With respect to abnormal MRI findings, this study demonstrates a clear beneficial effect of an acyclovir and corticosteroid therapy without influencing brain viral load.
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Fisman DN, Lipsitch M, Hook EW, Goldie SJ. Projection of the future dimensions and costs of the genital herpes simplex type 2 epidemic in the United States. Sex Transm Dis 2002; 29:608-22. [PMID: 12370529 DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200210000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) currently affects approximately 22% of adult Americans and increased markedly in prevalence between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Although some estimates of the costs of prevalent disease due to HSV-2 are available, selection of interventions to prevent HSV-2 infection, as well as evaluation of their potential cost-effectiveness, should take into account projected future costs that will result if the epidemic is left unchecked. GOAL The goal was to estimate the future health and economic consequences attributable to the HSV-2 epidemic in the absence of interventions to slow the epidemic. STUDY DESIGN A mathematical model was constructed to project future increases in HSV-2 seroprevalence in the United States. The probability of heterosexual transmission of HSV-2 was estimated from cross-sectional estimates of infection prevalence reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Per-infection expected costs were calculated on the basis of data obtained from the published medical literature. RESULTS Without intervention, the prevalence of HSV-2 infection among individuals aged 15 to 39 years was projected to increase to 39% among men and 49% among women by 2025. Annual incidence was projected to increase steadily between 2000 and 2025, from 9 to 26 infections per 1,000 men and from 12 to 32 infections per 1,000 women in this age group. The cost of incident infections in the year 2000 were estimated to be $1.8 billion; the cost of incident infections was predicted to rise to $2.5 billion by 2015 and $2.7 billion by 2025. The projected cumulative cost of incident HSV-2 infections occurring over the next 25 years was estimated to be $61 billion; at a 3% discount rate, this sum has a present value of $43 billion. CONCLUSION The costs of incident HSV-2 infection in the United States are substantial and can be expected to increase as both the incidence and prevalence of this disease increase in the first half of the century. The level of resource allocation for HSV-2 prevention strategies should reflect the economic benefits that would result from control of this epidemic.
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- David N Fisman
- City of Hamilton Social and Public Health Services Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Raschilas F, Wolff M, Delatour F, Chaffaut C, De Broucker T, Chevret S, Lebon P, Canton P, Rozenberg F. Outcome of and prognostic factors for herpes simplex encephalitis in adult patients: results of a multicenter study. Clin Infect Dis 2002; 35:254-60. [PMID: 12115090 DOI: 10.1086/341405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2001] [Revised: 03/08/2002] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Management of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) has been considerably improved by the availability of acyclovir therapy and rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostic assays. Prognostic factors for this rare affliction are, however, misestimated. We conducted a large retrospective multicenter study that included 93 adult patients in whom HSE was diagnosed by PCR from 1991 through 1998 and who were treated with intravenous acyclovir. Among the 85 patients assessed at 6 months, 30 (35%) had a poor outcome, which led to death in 13 patients (15%) and severe disability in 17 (20%). The outcome was favorable for 55 patients (65%). A multivariate analysis identified 2 factors that were found to be independently associated with poor outcome: a Simplified Acute Physiology Score II >/=27 at admission and a delay of >2 days between admission to the hospital and initiation of acyclovir therapy. Early administration of antiviral therapy is the only parameter that can be modified to improve the prognosis of patients with HSE.
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- Franck Raschilas
- Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, and Service de Réanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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Smalling TW, Sefers SE, Li H, Tang YW. Molecular approaches to detecting herpes simplex virus and enteroviruses in the central nervous system. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:2317-22. [PMID: 12089241 PMCID: PMC120559 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.7.2317-2322.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Thomas W Smalling
- Departments of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Methylphenidate is the psychotropic drug most commonly used to treat individuals suffering from developmental attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Additional attention deficit is part of numerous neurologic diseases in childhood. Despite the vast extent of scientific research on methylphenidate, the use of this stimulant in the treatment of cognitive and behavioral dysfunction in children with epilepsy, brain tumor, leukemia, closed brain injury, encephalitis, meningitis, or mental retardation continues to be controversial. Only few data exist about the efficacy and side effects of methylphenidate treatment in children with this neurologic illness or history. The aim of the present study is to provide a review of this important clinical topic and perhaps to stimulate further controlled investigations.
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- Peter Weber
- University Children's Hospital, Department of Neuropediatrics, P.O. Box, CH-4005, Basel, Switzerland
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Arora A, Magee L, Peck J, Singer J. Antiviral therapeutics for the pediatric population. Pediatr Emerg Care 2001; 17:369-80, quiz; 381-3. [PMID: 11673719 DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200110000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A Arora
- The Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University, School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio 45429, USA
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