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Tick-borne encephalitis in children

FSME bei Kindern

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Summary

This review is a summary of the most important clinical findings and implications of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in children. It is based on a Pubmed search with the terms “tick-borne encephalitis”, “children”, “infection”, “meningitis”, “meningoencephalitis”, and “outcome”. TBE in children shares several features with their adult counterpart but has overall a better prognosis. Nevertheless, TBE is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in a small group of children and seems to cause cognitive dysfunctions, which needs to be studied in further detail.

Zusammenfassung

Die folgende Übersicht beschreibt die wichtigsten Befunde und Beschwerden einer FSME bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Sie basiert auf einer Pubmed-Suche mit den Begriffen: FSME, Kinder, Infektion, Meningitis, Meningoenzephalitis und Prognose. Die FSME im Kindes- und Jugendalter weist zwar viele Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Verlauf bei Erwachsenen auf, hat jedoch eine deutlich bessere Prognose. Gelegentlich kann die FSME aber auch bei jüngeren Personen mit einem schweren Verlauf und einer ungünstigen Prognose einhergehen, was sich vornehmlich in Aufmerksamkeitsdefiziten und weiteren neuropsychologischen Defiziten äußert. Dieser Aspekt wurde bislang zu wenig untersucht und bedarf zukünftig einer intensiveren Analyse.

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Abbreviations

CNS:

Central nervous system

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

CRP:

C-reactive protein

EEG:

Electroencephalogram

ESR:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

HSVE:

Herpes simplex virus encephalitis

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

TBE:

Tick-borne encephalitis

TBEV:

Tick-borne encephalitis virus

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Rostasy, K. Tick-borne encephalitis in children. Wien Med Wochenschr 162, 244–247 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-012-0101-4

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