Arbovirus and seizures

Acta Epileptologica

Shichuo Li¹  R. Edward Hogan²  Meihua Yang³  Mingrui Zheng⁴ 

[1] China Association Against Epilepsy (CAAE), Beijing, China;Department of Neurology, Washington University, 63110-1093, St. Louis, MO, USA;Department of Neurology, Washington University, 63110-1093, St. Louis, MO, USA;Epilepsy Centre, Department of Neurosurgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Military Medical University, 400037, Chongqing, China;West China School of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, 610041, Chengdu, China;

关键词: Seizures;    Japanese encephalitis;    West Nile virus;    Zika virus;    Dengue virus;    Chikungunya virus;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42494-020-00026-w

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The high prevalence and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) make them an important cause of viral encephalitis in humans. Most epidemic viral encephalitides have an etiology associated with arboviruses. Among various arboviruses, the Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Zika virus, Dengue virus and Chikungunya virus can induce seizures. Arboviruses of the genus Flavivirus are usually transmitted by mosquitoes and other host animals. These vector-borne pathogens can cause epidemic viral encephalitis. Seizures may not be the major manifestation in these viral encephalitides, but may predict a poor prognosis. In this article, we discuss the relationships between these viruses and seizures from perspectives of clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, prognosis and treatments of each.

【 授权许可】

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