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Encephalitis with chickenpox: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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[Symptoms of encephalitis in chicken pox
Encephalitis in chicken pox develops on the 3rd-7th day after the appearance of rashes. Rarely encephalitis occurs in later periods or in the pre-eclamps period. There are hyperthermia, coma, convulsions, meningeal symptoms, pyramidal and extrapyramidal disorders. Early signs of cerebral edema appear. In the cerebrospinal fluid, the protein content and pleocytosis are determined, the number of cells usually does not exceed 100-200 in 1 μl (mainly lymphocytes), in rare cases there is a high neutrophilic cytosis. The pressure of cerebrospinal fluid is increased.
The course is usually favorable, but in some cases very severe and fatal. After recovery, pareses, hyperkinesis, convulsive seizures may persist for a long time.