A Study of Socio-Demographic and Clinical Profile of Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Presenting To Gauhati Medical College And Hospital, Guwahati
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 8
Abstract
Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) is defined as a person of any age, at any time of the year, with acute onset of fever and a change in mental status (including symptoms such as confusion, disorientation, coma, inability to talk ) and/or new onset of seizures (excluding simple febrile seizures) [WHO].Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is one of the leading causes of AES affecting children and adolescents in the tropical countries. The present study aims to study the socio-demographic andclinical profile of children with AES.The study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati from 1st July 2016 to 30th June 2017.Male gender, 5-12 years age group, rural and farmer background, poor socio economic status were found to be associated. Most of the cases presented between June to September.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Gayatri Bezboruah, Dr. Suhani Barbhuiyan
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