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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 headache.<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 headache.<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===
Patient 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===
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=St.+Louis+encephalitis+fever+temperature&source=bl&ots=SlCO0kdpOY&sig=6gICJ44lt0nNYCzyRvy0QSvFoLg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIy6bTqaDOAhXG6YMKHQrDCUcQ6AEIQzAG#v=onepage&q=St.%20Louis%20encephalitis%20fever%20temperature&f=false </ref>
===HEENT===
*[[Parkinsonian]] syndrome
**[[Tremor]]
**[[Infection]] of HEENT
**[[Hypokinesia]]<ref name=WMIDSLEV>The Washington Manual Infectious Diseases Sub specialty Consult. (2015). Accessed on August 1, 2016.</ref>
===Neck===
*[[Neck stiffness]]
===Neuromuscular===
*[[Altered mental status]]
*[[Convulsions]]
*[[Flaccid paralysis]]


==References==
==References==

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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 headache.[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 headache.[1]

Appearance of Patient

Patient with St. Louis encephalitis are usually ill-appearing.[2]

Vital Signs

High-grade fever between 100.5-105°F (38-41°C).[3]

HEENT

Neck

Neuromuscular

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Goldman-Cecil Medicine. (2016). https://books.google.com/books?id=40Z9CAAAQBAJ&pg=RA5-PA138&lpg=RA5-PA138&dq=St.+Louis+encephalitis+fever+temperature&source=bl&ots=SlCO0kdpOY&sig=6gICJ44lt0nNYCzyRvy0QSvFoLg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIy6bTqaDOAhXG6YMKHQrDCUcQ6AEIQzAG#v=onepage&q=St.%20Louis%20encephalitis%20fever%20temperature&f=false
  4. ↑ The Washington Manual Infectious Diseases Sub specialty Consult. (2015). Accessed on August 1, 2016.

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