Abstract
Neurological manifestation is considered a rare complication of dengue infection.
Neurological and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings of 13 patients with dengue infection
were studied. Seven patients had encephalitis, two had myelitis and four showed Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS). No alteration in CSF was found from 57% of those with encephalitis.
Patients with GBS and myelitis showed a CSF–blood barrier dysfunction. The differences
in the CSF may be related to the location of the lesion and multiple mechanisms of
the disease in the nervous system.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
May 26,
2006
Received in revised form:
May 25,
2006
Received:
May 4,
2005
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© 2006 Elsevier B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
