Rapidly progressive dementia with seizures: a post-dengue complication

Trop Doct. 2020 Jan;50(1):81-83. doi: 10.1177/0049475519885798. Epub 2019 Nov 6.

Abstract

Dengue infection can cause various effects on the central and peripheral nervous systems. Direct neurotropism and immunological mechanisms are responsible for most such neurological manifestations. We present the case of a 64-year-old woman with rapidly progressive dementia with seizures following dengue infection.

Keywords: Dengue; dementia; dexamethasone; electroencephalography; seizures.

MeSH terms

  • Dementia / drug therapy
  • Dementia / etiology*
  • Dementia / physiopathology
  • Dengue / complications*
  • Dengue Virus / physiology
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Seizures / drug therapy
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • Seizures / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Dexamethasone