Consensus guidelines on evaluation and management of suspected acute viral encephalitis in children in India

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 897-910

  Sharma, Suvasini ^a   Mishra, Devendra ^b   Aneja, Satinder ^a   Kumar, Rashmi ^c   Jain, Amita ^c   Vashishtha, Vipin M ^d  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Mangla Hospital and Research Center   (India)

Author keywords

Child; Encephalitis; Guidelines; India; Investigations; Management

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ARTESUNATE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; INFUSION FLUID; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; STEROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HERNIA; BREATHING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DENGUE VIRUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENTEROVIRUS 71; FECES ANALYSIS; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYDRATION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INDIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; KERATITIS; LIQUID; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG TERM CARE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RABIES; RABIES ENCEPHALITIS; SEIZURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT CULTURE; URINALYSIS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSENSUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 84874409335     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-012-0216-0     Document Type: Article

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