The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)

The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics (대한한방소아과학회)
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A Case of Viral Encephalitis

바이러스성 뇌수막염(Viral Encephalitis) 후유기(後遺期) 환아(患兒) 1례(例)에 대한 증례(症例)

  • Kim, Ki-Hoon (Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Gil (Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Deog-Kon (Dept. of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김기훈 (경희대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 신동길 (경희대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실) ;
  • 김덕곤 (경희대학교 한의과대학 소아과교실)
  • Published : 2002.08.15
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Abstract

Viral Encephalitis are a serious meningeal infection occurred by various chemical substance. Chief symptoms are headache. hyperesthesia in child and fretting. irritation in infant. Adolescence complain of a retrobulbar pain, fever, vomiturition, photophobia. Fever can cause choreic movement, mental disorder and seizure. Most of patients have complete recovery, but if there are brain lesions, it is bad prognosis. Occasionally patients complain of continuous headache, mental disorder, ataxia and marasmus. We report on a 4-year-old male patient with viral encephalitis. It has been 40 days since disease. He had disorientation mentality, dysphagia and fever.

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