Delirium Due to Viral Encephalitis: A Case Report
Nihan Oğuz, Cem İlnem, Ferhan Yener
Article No:
6
Article Type :
Case Report
The sign and Symptoms of viral encephalitis vary. Some of these are meningial irritation, headache, nausea and vomiting, fever, changes in consciousness, focal neurological signs, seizures, behavioral changes and delirium. When the primary sign and symptoms are delirium and behavioral changes, the illness could easily be misdiagnosed. Below, the case presentation of delirium due to viral encephalitis which is treated within 15 days of symptom presentation, is described.
Keywords :
Viral encephalitis, delirium, behavioral changes
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2005;18:217-223
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