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

• Main Authors: Michael J Griffiths (Author), Jennifer V Lemon (Author), Ajit Rayamajhi (Author), Prakash Poudel (Author), Pramina Shrestha (Author), Vijay Srivastav (Author), Rachel Kneen (Author), Antonieta Medina-Lara (Author), Rupa R Singh (Author), Tom Solomon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...