SOVREMENNAYA PEDIATRIYA.2016.2(74):143-146; doi 10.15574/SP.2016.74.143 

Acute encephalitis in children 

Sovych K. P., Nadraga O. B., Khomyn O. Ya.

Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Ukraine 

Objective. Clinical and laboratory features of acute encephalitis (AE) in children depending of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results. 

Patients and methods. Analyzed the medical records of 68 inpatient children who were treated with a diagnosis of «encephalitis», «meningoencephalitis» in the Lviv Regional Infectious Diseases Hospital. 

Results. The majority of patients with AE during an MRI revealed the involvement in the two or more lobes of the brain, 45% — dilatation of the ventricles. It was found that the more severe course of the AE, the development of cerebral coma, increased levels of specific immunoglobulins, longer duration of treatment was often observed in children who had changes on the MRT scans. 

Conclusions. Changes that was identified on the brain MRI scan in patients with encephalitis can predict the duration of the treatment and help identify the need for further treatment or rehabilitation in the specialized neurological departments. 

Key words: encephalitis, meningoencephalitis, children, MRI. 

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