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. 2014 May 7;2014:841027. doi: 10.1155/2014/841027

Table 1.

Questionnaire for the evaluation of the severity of acute illness in patients with tick-borne encephalitis.

Present symptom/sign Duration (days) Pointsa
Headache 1–5 1
>5 2
Feverb 1–3 1
4–7 2
>7 3
Vomiting 1–3 1
>3 2
Meningeal signs 1–5 1
>5 2
Tremor / 7
Pareses
 1-2 extremities / 7
 >2 extremities and/or trunk / 9
Urine retention / 5
Cognitive function disturbance / 5
Conscious disturbance
 Somnolence / 3
 Stupor/coma / 7
Therapy for elevated intracranial pressurec 1–5 doses 3
>5 doses 5

/ Not applicable.

aThe absence of an individual symptom/sign was given zero points.

b>37.5°C.

c250 mL 20% manitol followed by 20 mg furosemide parenterally (up to two times daily).