Scrub typhus: neurological features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Scrub typhus: neurological features. Altered consciousness, Headache, Neck stiffness, Seizures, Status epilepticus. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Acute neurological features
- Altered consciousness
- Headache
- Neck stiffness
- Seizures
- Status epilepticus
- Myalgia
Cranial nerve palsies
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Peripheral neurological syndromes
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Central neurological syndromes
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Differential diagnosis
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References
- Basu S, Chakravarty A. Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2022; 22:491-498.
- Alam AM, Gillespie CS, Goodall J, et al. Neurological manifestations of scrub typhus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical features and case fatality. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022; 16:e0010952.
- Garg D, Manesh A. Neurological facets of scrub typhus: a comprehensive narrative review. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2021; 24:849-864.
- Lin WR, Chen TC, Lin CY, Lu PL, Chen YH. Bilateral simultaneous facial palsy following scrub typhus meningitis: a case report and literature review. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2011; 27:573-576.
- Kotwal M, Vaish E, Gupta KK, Ozair A. Scrub typhus manifesting with intracerebral hemorrhage: case report and review of literature. J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:2535-2537.
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