Epidemiology and Etiology of Severe Childhood Encephalitis in the Netherlands

Background: Limited data are available on childhood encephalitis. Our study aimed to increase insight on clinical presentation, etiology, and clinical outcome of children with severe encephalitis in the Netherlands. Methods: We identified patients through the Dutch Pediatric Intensive Care Evaluation database and included children diagnosed with encephalitis <18 years of age admitted to 1 of the 8 pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in the Netherlands between January 2003 and December 2013. We analyzed demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, neurologic imaging, etiology, treatment... Mehr ...

Verfasser: De Blauw, D.
Bruning, A. H.L.
Busch, C. B.E.
Kolodziej, Lisa M.
Jansen, N. J.G.
Van Woensel, J. B.M.
Pajkrt, Dasja
Kneijber, M. C.J.
Lemson, J.
Van Heerde, M.
Van Dam, N. A.M.
Bekker, V.
De Hoog, M.
Wolfs, T. F.W.
Visser, I. H.E.
Van Waardenburg, D. A.
Kolodziej, L. M.
Pajkrt, D.
Wolthers, K. W.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Reihe/Periodikum: De Blauw , D , Bruning , A H L , Busch , C B E , Kolodziej , L M , Jansen , N J G , Van Woensel , J B M , Pajkrt , D , Kneijber , M C J , Lemson , J , Van Heerde , M , Van Dam , N A M , Bekker , V , De Hoog , M , Wolfs , T F W , Jansen , N J G , Visser , I H E , Van Waardenburg , D A , De Blauw , D , Bruning , A H L , Busch , C B E , Kolodziej , L M , Pajkrt , D , Wolthers , K W & Van Woensel , J B M 2020 , ' Epidemiology and Etiology of Severe Childhood Encephalitis in the Netherlands ' , Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal , vol. 39 , no. 4 , pp. 267-272 . https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002551
Sprache: Englisch
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