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Sixty four cases of acute encephalopathy syndrome admitted to the Vani Vilas Children's Hospital, Bangalore, during the period April 1973 through January 1974 were studied. The median age was 4.84 years. There was no difference in the sex ratio. Maximum number of cases were admitted during the winter months. Cases tended to cluster in certain congested localities of the city among the lower socio-economic strata. 53 (89.8%) of the 59 patients, who could be followed up to the end, expired. The clinical and biochemical findings in many patients were suggestive of Reye's syndrome. Though 6 strains of coxsackie viruses were isolated from 160 specimens processed for virus isolation, they could not be incriminated as etiological agents in majority of patients.
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Benakappa, D.G., Prasad, S.R., Sastry, N.S.C. et al. Acute encephalopathy syndrome in Bangalore. Indian J Pediatr 50, 121–127 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821429
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