[Electroencephalography, rheoencephalography, and echoencephalography in children with different forms of mumps]
Insights
Mumps (epidemic parotitis) can affect the nervous system in children, causing lasting abnormalities in brain function tests like EEG and echo-EEG, especially in severe cases.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Virology
Context:
- Epidemic parotitis (mumps) is a contagious viral illness.
- Neurological complications of mumps can occur in children.
- Assessing neurological impact requires advanced diagnostic tools.
Purpose:
- To investigate the neurological effects of mumps in children aged 1-12 years.
- To correlate electroencephalogram (EEG), rheoencephalogram (REG), and echoencephalogram (echo-EEG) findings with mumps severity and form.
- To determine the persistence of neurological abnormalities post-recovery.
Summary:
- A study examined children with mumps, analyzing EEG, REG, and echo-EEG.
- Abnormalities were observed, particularly in the acute phase of the glandular-nervous form.
- Persistent abnormal findings suggest the mumps virus impacts the nervous system.
Impact:
- Highlights the potential for long-term neurological sequelae from mumps in pediatric populations.
- Emphasizes the importance of neurological monitoring in children with mumps.
- Provides evidence for the neurotropic nature of the mumps virus.
Abstract:
A comprehensive examination of children aged one to 12 years suffering from epidemic parotitis (mumps) was carried out. Changes on the electro-, rheo-, and echoencephalograms were revealed, these changes depending on the form (glandular or glandular-nervous) and the period of the disease. The most pronounced disturbances were noted in the acute period of the disease in children with the glandular-nervous form of parotitis. As the children recovered the EEG, REG and echo-EEG findings in most of them still remained abnormal. This shows that the epidemic parotitis virus affects the nervous system.
