Management of Tick-borne Encephalitis

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), potential differences in the clinical presentation at admission and diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with TBE initially referred to infectious diseases or neurology departments were assessed. Associations between severity of acute illness and clinical outcome were also explored.

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Key information

Conditions

Infectious Encephalitis Arbovirus Infections Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Infections Central Nervous System Viral Diseases Encephalitis Encephalitis, Arbovirus Encephalitis, Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Viral Flaviviridae Infections Flavivirus Infections Infections Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases RNA Virus Infections Tick-Borne Diseases Vector Borne Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljublajana, Slovenia

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

microbiologically confirmed tick-borne meningoencephalitis

Exclusion criteria

Exchanged between ID and neurology within the first 48 hours due to organizational constraints
Transferred from another hospital
Lumbar puncture not performed
Not fulfilling study criteria

Treatment and study plan

No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Other

no intervention, observational study

Primary outcomes

head imaging

Time frame: at admission

Number (%) of patients with head imaging performed before proceeding to lumbar puncture.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Presentation, Management and Outcome of Tick-borne Encephalitis in Patients Referred to Infectious Diseases or Neurology

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated: Dec 13, 2024

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