The functional, social and economic impact of acute encephalitis syndrome in Nepal--a longitudinal follow-up study.

• Главные авторы: Michael J Griffiths (Автор), Jennifer V Lemon (Автор), Ajit Rayamajhi (Автор), Prakash Poudel (Автор), Pramina Shrestha (Автор), Vijay Srivastav (Автор), Rachel Kneen (Автор), Antonieta Medina-Lara (Автор), Rupa R Singh (Автор), Tom Solomon (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Over 133,000 children present to hospitals with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) annually in Asia. Japanese encephalitis (JE) accounts for approximately one-quarter of cases; in most cases no pathogen is identified and management is supportive. Although JE is known to result in neurological impairm...