Watson N K, Bartt R E, Houff S A, Leurgans S E, Schneck M J
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 1;40(7):e59-62. doi: 10.1086/428117. Epub 2005 Mar 4.
Our experience with West Nile virus infection revealed that 54% of 28 patients had a focal neurological deficit at presentation. A meningitis or encephalitis syndrome was absent in 47% of patients with focal deficits. Details of the variety of deficits, the time to development of deficits, and the associated radiological and laboratory findings are also discussed in the present report.
我们对西尼罗河病毒感染的经验表明，28例患者中有54%在就诊时存在局灶性神经功能缺损。47%有局灶性缺损的患者不存在脑膜炎或脑炎综合征。本报告还讨论了各种缺损的细节、缺损出现的时间以及相关的影像学和实验室检查结果。
