Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1916608 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Neurological manifestation is considered a rare complication of dengue infection. Neurological and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings of 13 patients with dengue infection were studied. Seven patients had encephalitis, two had myelitis and four showed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). No alteration in CSF was found from 57% of those with encephalitis. Patients with GBS and myelitis showed a CSF–blood barrier dysfunction. The differences in the CSF may be related to the location of the lesion and multiple mechanisms of the disease in the nervous system.
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Authors
C.N. Soares, L.C. Faria, J.M. Peralta, M.R.G. de Freitas, M. Puccioni-Sohler,