High cerebrospinal fluid protein level in West Nile virus ncephalitis: report of five cases

Authors

OĞUZ KARABAY
NAZAN TUNA
MEHMET YAHYAOĞLU
GÖKÇEN KAYAN

DOI

10.3906/sag-1104-18

Abstract

An outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Greece, Russia, and Turkey in 2010. We diagnosed 5 WNV encephalitis patients, who presented with high cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein level and encephalitis relevant symptoms in the last days of summer or in the first days of autumn. Here, we aimed to present a retrospective analysis of 5 WNV encephalitis cases in Turkey in terms of their clinical and laboratory findings.

Keywords

West Nile virus, encephalitis, cerebrospinal fluid protein

First Page

1142

Last Page

1146

Recommended Citation

KARABAY, OĞUZ; TUNA, NAZAN; YAHYAOĞLU, MEHMET; and KAYAN, GÖKÇEN (2012) "High cerebrospinal fluid protein level in West Nile virus ncephalitis: report of five cases," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 6, Article 29. https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1104-18
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol42/iss6/29