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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for [[fever]], [[convulsions]], and | Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for [[fever]], [[convulsions]], and [[intracranial hemorrhage]].<ref name=SLE>Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (2009). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/fact.html Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref> | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for [[fever]], [[convulsions]], and | Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for [[fever]], [[convulsions]], and [[intracranial hemorrhage]].<ref name=SLE>Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (2009). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/fact.html Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref> | ||
===Appearance of Patient=== | ===Appearance of Patient=== | ||
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing.<ref name="pmid27399031">{{cite journal| author=Carballo C, Cabana M, Ledezma F, Pascual C, Cazes C, Mistchenko A et al.| title=[Saint Louis encephalitis: case report]. | journal=Arch Argent Pediatr | year= 2016 | volume= 114 | issue= 4 | pages= e268-71 | pmid=27399031 | doi=10.5546/aap.2016.e268 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27399031 }} </ref> | Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing.<ref name="pmid27399031">{{cite journal| author=Carballo C, Cabana M, Ledezma F, Pascual C, Cazes C, Mistchenko A et al.| title=[Saint Louis encephalitis: case report]. | journal=Arch Argent Pediatr | year= 2016 | volume= 114 | issue= 4 | pages= e268-71 | pmid=27399031 | doi=10.5546/aap.2016.e268 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27399031 }} </ref> | ||
===Vital Signs=== | ===Vital Signs=== | ||
High-grade [[fever]] between 100.5-105°F (38-41°C) | High-grade [[fever]] between 100.5-105°F (38-41°C)<ref>Goldman-Cecil Medicine. (2016). https://books.google.com/books?id=40Z9CAAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA138&lpg=RA5-PA138&dq=goldman-cecil+medcine+st.+louis+encephalitis+fever+and+temperature&source=bl&ots=SlCO0l5oUS&sig=4SmzXjn_CVYL9_G_beRSANSEkNg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbx-T2sKDOAhVDwYMKHarXDnEQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=goldman-cecil%20medcine%20st.%20louis%20encephalitis%20fever%20and%20temperature&f=false Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref> | ||
===HEENT=== | ===HEENT=== | ||
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**[[Tremor]] | **[[Tremor]] | ||
**[[Infection]] of HEENT | **[[Infection]] of HEENT | ||
**[[Hypokinesia]]<ref name=WMIDSLEV>The Washington Manual Infectious Diseases Sub specialty Consult. (2015). Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref> | **[[Intracranial hemorrhage]] | ||
**[[Hypokinesia]]<ref name=WMIDSLEV>The Washington Manual Infectious Diseases Sub specialty Consult. (2015). https://books.google.com/books?id=DdabV2chPzMC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=HEENT+st.+louis+encephalitis&source=bl&ots=rw-pqysjik&sig=3O_R_rT5xuNo3vD8g2JrHFvOeaY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivhrSJpqDOAhVl64MKHetqBOsQ6AEINDAD#v=onepage&q=HEENT%20st.%20louis%20encephalitis&f=false Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref> | |||
===Neck=== | ===Neck=== | ||
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*[[Convulsions]] | *[[Convulsions]] | ||
*[[Flaccid paralysis]] | *[[Flaccid paralysis]] | ||
*[[Paralysis]] | |||
*[[Photophobia]] | |||
*[[Lethargy]] | |||
*[[Acute]] [[confusion]] | |||
*[[Behavioral]] and [[personality]] changes | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]; Contributor(s): Irfan Dotani [3]
Overview
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for fever, convulsions, and intracranial hemorrhage.[1]
Physical Examination
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing. Physical examination of patients with St. Louis encephalitis is usually remarkable for fever, convulsions, and intracranial hemorrhage.[1]
Appearance of Patient
Patients with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing.[2]
Vital Signs
High-grade fever between 100.5-105°F (38-41°C)[3]
HEENT
- Parkinsonian syndrome
Neck
Neuromuscular
- Altered mental status
- Convulsions
- Flaccid paralysis
- Paralysis
- Photophobia
- Lethargy
- Acute confusion
- Behavioral and personality changes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Saint Louis Encephalitis. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (2009). https://www.cdc.gov/sle/technical/fact.html Accessed on August 1, 2016.
- ↑ Carballo C, Cabana M, Ledezma F, Pascual C, Cazes C, Mistchenko A; et al. (2016). "[Saint Louis encephalitis: case report]". Arch Argent Pediatr. 114 (4): e268–71. doi:10.5546/aap.2016.e268. PMID 27399031.
- ↑ Goldman-Cecil Medicine. (2016). https://books.google.com/books?id=40Z9CAAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA138&lpg=RA5-PA138&dq=goldman-cecil+medcine+st.+louis+encephalitis+fever+and+temperature&source=bl&ots=SlCO0l5oUS&sig=4SmzXjn_CVYL9_G_beRSANSEkNg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjbx-T2sKDOAhVDwYMKHarXDnEQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=goldman-cecil%20medcine%20st.%20louis%20encephalitis%20fever%20and%20temperature&f=false Accessed on August 1, 2016.
- ↑ The Washington Manual Infectious Diseases Sub specialty Consult. (2015). https://books.google.com/books?id=DdabV2chPzMC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=HEENT+st.+louis+encephalitis&source=bl&ots=rw-pqysjik&sig=3O_R_rT5xuNo3vD8g2JrHFvOeaY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivhrSJpqDOAhVl64MKHetqBOsQ6AEINDAD#v=onepage&q=HEENT%20st.%20louis%20encephalitis&f=false Accessed on August 1, 2016.