OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the etiology of viral meningitis and encephalitis in adults and
adolescents living in areas affected by dengue. METHODS: Over two years, adults and …

The involvement of the central nervous system in dengue infections has been reported in
countries where the disease in endemic. The purpose of this study was to determine …

Introducción: El dengue es una enfermedad infecciosa endémica en países tropicales y
subtropicales. A la fecha, cuatro serotipos del virus han sido bien caracterizados, siendo los …

This review discusses the recent advances in the identification of viral pathogens and other
etiologies responsible for cases of suspected viral encephalitis. The authors describe new …

Tropical diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS) include a wide array of
infections and infestations as well as nutritional deficiency disorders. It is a vast subject, so in …

Os primeiros casos de dengue no Estado do Ceará ocorreram em agosto de 1986. A
doença tornou-se endêmica, com aumento gradativo de casos graves, alguns …

Introduction: Dengue fever is an infectious disease, which is endemic in tropical and
subtropical countries. To date, four serotypes have been well described, being the types 2 …

Dengue encephalitis and other neurological manifestations of dengue infection have been
documented with increased frequency since the early 1900's. Infections with the dengue …

Method: The patients who are admitted in the CG hospitals and BCHI, who showed sign and
symptoms of dengue fever and also who had positive IgM levels in the blood were included …

It is a fact, that there is no definite criterion for dengue encephalitis. Initially, dengue
encephalopathy should be discarded for a correct diagnosis of encephalitis. Cerebral …