Abstract:

Objective: To explore the clinical symptoms and the auxiliary examination of viral encephalitis, providing clinical evidence for the diagnosis and treatment of viral encephalitis. Methods: A clinical data of forty-eight patients with viral encephalitis in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed．Results: The major clinical manifestations included fever, headache, psychiatric symptoms and vomiting. Auxiliary examination revealed Electroencephalogram（EEG）abnormality rate of 86.7%, cerebrospinal fluid（CSF）abnormality rate of 75% and 40%of the abnormal rate of magnetic resonance imaging （MRI）. Conclusion: The data showed that the clinical manifestations of viral encephalitis were special. Auxiliary examination of EEG, also CSF, MRI were with great significance in the diagnosis of viral encephalitis.

Key words: viral encephalitis, clinical manifestation, auxiliary examination