Table 1. Characteristics of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Encephalitis Among Patients with Dengue Fever.
Author | Country | Disease | Study Design | n | Main Findings |
Sahu et al. 3 | India | GBS | Prospective cohort | 486 dengue cases | Forty-five patients developed neurologic complications. Among them, 9% presented GBS as a complication |
Bhushan et al. 10 | India | GBS | Cross-sectional | 1,627 dengue cases | Two hundred and thirty-eight patients developed neurologic complications. Among them, four patients presented GBS as a complication |
Sil et al. 6 | India | GBS | Cross-sectional | 71 dengue cases | Twenty-eight percent of patients presented with neurological complications. Among them, 5% had GBS as a complication |
Sahu et al. 3 | India | Encephalitis | Prospective cohort | 486 dengue cases | Forty-five patients developed neurologic complications. Among them, 33% presented encephalitis as a complication |
Sil et al. 6 | India | Encephalitis | Cross-sectional | 71 dengue cases | Of the total, 28.1% of patients presented neurologic complications Among them, 30% presented encephalitis as a complication |
Misra et al. 15 | India | Encephalitis | Retrospective cohort | 116 dengue cases | Of the total, 79% of the patients presented neurological complications. Among them, 19% presented encephalitis as a complication |
Li et al. 14 | China | Encephalitis | Prospective cohort | 183 children with acute viral encephalitis-like symptoms | Of the total, 15.8% of the patients were diagnosed with dengue infection |
Note: GBS: Guillain-Barre syndrome.