[Neurologic manifestation in mumps virus infection].

OBJECTIVE

To study the incidence, clinical manifestations and treatment of mumps virus meningitis.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: Study of 64 patients with mumps virus meningitis, admitted to the Clinic of Infectious Diseases of Iaşi during 1996-1999.

RESULTS

The mumps virus meningitis had a high prevalence în 1998 (39%) most patients being males (62.5%) from the urban areas. 39.06% of cases were on the age group of 5-6 years old, 25% were in the age group 10-14 years old and 18.75% were adults patients. The clinical manifestation were dominated by headache (100%), fever (100%), vomiting (89%), photophobia (43.75%) and meningeal syndrome of contracture. The laboratory diagnosis was established by the cerebro-spinal fluid exam, together with the peripheric blood exam. The treatment was in all the cases with pathogenic (corticotherapy) and symptomatics with a very good evolution.

CONCLUSIONS

All the cases with diagnosis mumps virus meningitis were well going, having good evolution and complete healing under symptomatic and pathogenic therapy.