[Neurologic manifestation in mumps virus infection].
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OBJECTIVE
To study the incidence, clinical manifestations and treatment of mumps virus meningitis.
METHODS
Study of 64 patients with mumps virus meningitis, admitted to the Clinic of Infectious Diseases of Iaşi during 1996-1999.
RESULTS
The mumps virus meningitis had a high prevalence în 1998 (39%) most patients being males (62.5%) from the urban areas. 39.06% of cases were on the age group of 5-6 years old, 25% were in the age group 10-14 years old and 18.75% were adults patients. The clinical manifestation were dominated by headache (100%), fever (100%), vomiting (89%), photophobia (43.75%) and meningeal syndrome of contracture. The laboratory diagnosis was established by the cerebro-spinal fluid exam, together with the peripheric blood exam. The treatment was in all the cases with pathogenic (corticotherapy) and symptomatics with a very good evolution.
CONCLUSIONS
All the cases with diagnosis mumps virus meningitis were well going, having good evolution and complete healing under symptomatic and pathogenic therapy.
