Open AccessAcute febrile encephalopathy in adults from Northwest India
Author(s) -
Ashish Bhalla,
Vika Suri,
Subhash Varma,
Navneet Sharma,
Sushil Mahi,
Paramjeet Singh,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.66520
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalopathy , intensive care medicine
Acute onset fever with altered mentation is a common problem encountered by the physician practicing in tropical countries. Central nervous system (CNS) infections are the most common cause resulting in fever with altered mentation in children.