[西尼罗河热的神经学表现]

[Neurological manifestations in West Nile fever].

作者信息

Grossman R, Levi Y

机构信息

Department of Medicine B and Research Unit of Autoimmune Diseases, Chaim Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to Tel-Aviv University), Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan.

出版信息

Harefuah. 2001 Apr;140(4):298-9, 367.

PMID:11303392

Abstract

The West Nile fever is a viral disease transferred by a mosquito bite. It is well known in the world for the last 70 years. Recently, there was an outbreak of this disease in Israel. We will describe case reports of 2 patients who were afflicted by the disease. The first one was hospitalized with an unusual presentation including paralysis to the lower limbs, while the second one was admitted with meningitis. In both, the course was quite dramatic, and one of them expired. Reviewing the literature revealed that neurological manifestations are quite frequent among these patients (90%), while in elder people, they were fatal.

摘要

西尼罗河热是一种由蚊虫叮咬传播的病毒性疾病。在过去70年里它在全球都为人所知。最近，以色列爆发了这种疾病。我们将描述2例感染该疾病患者的病例报告。第一例患者因包括下肢麻痹在内的异常症状住院，而第二例患者因脑膜炎入院。两人的病程都颇为凶险，其中一人死亡。查阅文献发现，这些患者中神经学表现相当常见（90%），而在老年人中，这些表现是致命的。