Neuropsychiatric Complications of Viral Hepatitis
- 12 June 1952
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 246 (24) , 932-937
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm195206122462405
Abstract
NERVOUS and mental complications in nonfatal acute virus (infectious) hepatitis are uncommon, despite the widespread occurrence of this disease. These complications may be grouped under two headings: structural involvement of the central or peripheral nervous systems and mental changes without proved disease in the nervous system that comprise coincidental and reactive mental disturbances.Under the first heading are included meningitis, encephalitis, neuritis and myelitis. The incidence of meningitis is low. In 6 separate reports1 2 3 4 5 6 dealing with a total of 1365 cases, mostly of the jaundiced variety and with few fatalities, only 1 case of a meningeal reaction was noted.3 In . . .Keywords
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