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Evaluation of Neurological Deficit in Hospital Discharged Encephalitis Patients
A study was done on 30 encephalistis patients treated and discharged from Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan in the year 1990-1991. The study was conducted cross sectionally. The aim of the study was to find out the type and percentage of neurological deficits, including factors associated with the sequelae. Eight patients (27 percent) developed neurogical deficit only (3 percent) patient developed neurogical deficits encountered mostly were epilepsy, paraparesis, and right hemiparesis, each of which in 2 cases (7 percent), and monoparesia of the right limb and aphasia, each in 1 case (3 percent). The was no significant association of neurological deficit with prognostic factor.
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