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Jemin Webster
Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Multivitamin (Thiamine) Responsive Basal Ganglia Disease Mimicking Acute Encephalitis Syndrome among Infants of Bodo Tribe Assam: A Retrospective Study
Author(s): Jemin Webster*
Background: Bilateral symmetrical basal ganglia infarcts were observed among infants, who presented with features of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). Thiamine is successfully tried in the management of the neurological condition, with basal ganglia involvement. Here we are comparing the treatment and outcome differences between infants who received multivitamins (thiamine), with infants who received only supportive care. Methodology: In this retrospective study, done from the hospital medical record of a secondary level hospital in Assam, Northeast India, between 2011-2015; 50 infants had bilateral basal ganglia infarcts, encompassing our study population. Depending on the exposure to multivitamins (thiamine), introduced in May 2014; 27 infants were grouped in the non-exposure group (Sep 2011-April 2014), and 23 infan.. View more»