Criteria | Dengue encephalopathy | Dengue encephalitis |
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Definition | Brain dysfunction due to the effect of dengue virus on organs other than the brain [21] | Inflammation of the brain tissue [22] |
Cause | Usually secondary to derangement in multiple systems like shock, hepatitis, coagulopathy, and concurrent bacterial and viral infection [22] | Direct neuronal infiltration of the dengue virus [22] |
Pathogenesis | Disruption of brain function [21] | Invasion and replication of the virus [22] |
Symptoms | Altered mental status, confusion, coma [21] | Fever, headache, neurological symptoms [22] |
CSF Examination | Normal or minimal abnormalities [23] | Increased protein, pleocytosis (rare) |