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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
If left untreated, 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop | If left untreated, approxomatly 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop fever, headache, or aseptic meningitis.<ref name=SLE>Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention (2010). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/symptoms.html Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref> Common complications of St. Louis encephalitis include [[seizures]], [[coma]], [[disorientation]], [[spastic paralysis]], and [[hemorrhage]].<ref name=FESLEV>Flavivirus encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015). http://radiopaedia.org/articles/flavivirus-encephalitis Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref> Prognosis is generally poor. Approximately 5-15% of patients progress to [[mortality]]. Among patients who survive, approximately 50% suffer severe [[neurological]], [[cognitive]], or [[psychological]] deficits.<ref name=SLE>Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention (2010). http://www.cdc.gov/sle/ Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref><ref name=YFSLEV>Yellow Fever. MedlinePlus (2015). https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001365.htm Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref> | ||
==Natural History== | ==Natural History== | ||
If left untreated, 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop | If left untreated, approxomatly 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop [[fever]], [[headache]], or [[aseptic meningitis]].<ref name=SLE>Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention (2010). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/symptoms.html Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref> | ||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
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*[[Disorientation]] | *[[Disorientation]] | ||
*[[Spastic paralysis]] | *[[Spastic paralysis]] | ||
*[[Hemorrhage]] | *[[Hemorrhage]] | ||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
Prognosis is generally poor. Approximately | Prognosis is generally poor. Approximately 5-15% of patients progress to [[mortality]]. Among patients who survive, approximately 50% suffer severe [[neurological]], [[cognitive]], or [[psychological]] deficits.<ref name=YFSLEV>Yellow Fever. MedlinePlus (2015). https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001365.htm Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref><ref name=NIHSLEV>Meningitis and Encephalitis Fact Sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2016). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encephalitis_meningitis/detail_encephalitis_meningitis.htm#3083_9 Accessed on July 29, 2016.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Overview
If left untreated, approxomatly 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop fever, headache, or aseptic meningitis.[1] Common complications of St. Louis encephalitis include seizures, coma, disorientation, spastic paralysis, and hemorrhage.[2] Prognosis is generally poor. Approximately 5-15% of patients progress to mortality. Among patients who survive, approximately 50% suffer severe neurological, cognitive, or psychological deficits.[1][3]
Natural History
If left untreated, approxomatly 40% of patients with St. Louis encephalitis may progress to develop fever, headache, or aseptic meningitis.[1]
Complications
Common complications of St. Louis encephalitis include:[2]
Prognosis
Prognosis is generally poor. Approximately 5-15% of patients progress to mortality. Among patients who survive, approximately 50% suffer severe neurological, cognitive, or psychological deficits.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Control, and Prevention (2010). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/symptoms.html Accessed on July 29, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flavivirus encephalitis. Radiopaedia.org (2015). http://radiopaedia.org/articles/flavivirus-encephalitis Accessed on July 29, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yellow Fever. MedlinePlus (2015). https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001365.htm Accessed on July 29, 2016.
- ↑ Meningitis and Encephalitis Fact Sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2016). http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/encephalitis_meningitis/detail_encephalitis_meningitis.htm#3083_9 Accessed on July 29, 2016.