Guido Calleri1, Valentina Libanore2, Silvia Corcione3, Francesco G De Rosa3, Pietro Caramello4. 1. Travel Medicine Unit, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera 164, 10149, Turin, Italy. guido.calleri@aslto2.piemonte.it. 2. Infectious Diseases Unit, Cardinal Massaia Hospital, Corso Dante Alighieri 202, Asti, Italy. 3. Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, University of Torino, Corso Svizzera 164, Turin, Italy. 4. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Corso Svizzera 164, Turin, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical pattern of viral central nervous system (CNS) infections and compare meningitis and encephalitis. METHODS: This is a retrospective study reporting the clinical characteristics and outcome of 138 cases of viral meningitis and meningoencephalitis in a real life experience at a referral centre in Turin, Northern Italy. RESULTS: Enteroviruses were predominant in younger patients who were mainly presenting with signs of meningitis, had shorter hospital admission and absence of complications, whereas herpesviruses had more often signs of encephalitis, were more frequent in elderly patients, had longer hospital admission and frequent complications and sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: Two main clinical entities with different epidemiology, clinical aspects and prognosis may be identified within the group of viral CNS inefctions.
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical pattern of viral central nervous system (CNS) infections and compare meningitis and encephalitis. METHODS: This is a retrospective study reporting the clinical characteristics and outcome of 138 cases of viral meningitis and meningoencephalitis in a real life experience at a referral centre in Turin, Northern Italy. RESULTS: Enteroviruses were predominant in younger patients who were mainly presenting with signs of meningitis, had shorter hospital admission and absence of complications, whereas herpesviruses had more often signs of encephalitis, were more frequent in elderly patients, had longer hospital admission and frequent complications and sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: Two main clinical entities with different epidemiology, clinical aspects and prognosis may be identified within the group of viral CNS inefctions.
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Case series; Central nervous system; Encephalitis; Meningitis; Retrospective; Viral diseases
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