Cause of Encephalopathy Short Febrile Illness in Patients: A Case Study of Tertiary Care Hospital in Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand

Abstract

A dominance of males was seen in our study. Maximum numbers of patients were seen in age group of 20-40 years. No correlation between the age and etiology could be established. No significant difference in clinical features on the basis of the geographical distribution of patients could be established in our study. All the patients in our study were having infective/inflammatory pathology of central nervous system. In our study the incidence of mosquito borne diseases (mosquito borne encephalitis and cerebral malaria) was significant. This finding was in contrast to the popular belief that there are fewer incidences of mosquito borne diseases is low in hilly areas. Few studies from Nepal and other hilly areas also had similar finding. Total viral serology was not established in all the viral encephalitis cases. Similar findings were seen from studies in developed countries.