Spectrum of neurological manifestations in dengue virus infection in Northwest India

Trop Doct. 2012 Oct;42(4):191-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2012.120286.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to study the spectrum of neurological manifestations in patients with dengue infection. This was a prospective study undertaken at the Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India. All patients diagnosed with dengue fever during an epidemic (1 September 2010-31 December 2010) were screened for neurological manifestations. There were a total of 799 patients with dengue infection. Neurological manifestations were present in 21 (2.63%), 19 of whom were men with a mean age of 33.7 ± 13.9 years. The neurological diagnoses were hypokalaemia with: quadriparesis (7); myositis (4); encephalopathy (4); Guillain-Barre syndrome (2); acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (2); lumbosacral plexopathy (1); and intracranial haemorrhage (1). Three of these patients died. Clinicians should be aware that neurological manifestations in dengue fever are not uncommon.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dengue / complications*
  • Dengue Virus
  • Female
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome / etiology
  • Humans
  • India
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myositis / etiology
  • Paralysis / etiology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Seizures / etiology