Encephalitis, Viral Clinical Trial
Official title:
Low Dose Versus High Dose Steroids in Treatment of Viral Encephalitis
acute viral encephalitis is used to describe restricted CNS involvement (namely, involvement of the brain, sparing the meninges)
Status | Not yet recruiting |
Enrollment | 100 |
Est. completion date | August 30, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | March 30, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 1 Month to 18 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Pediatric patients who attending Neurology unit in Assiut University Children Hospital and diagnosed as viral encephalitis. - Age 1month : 18 year . - Both sexes. - Diagnosis of viral encephalitis will be confirmed by clinical picture ,investigations and exclusion of other causes of encephalopathy Exclusion Criteria: - Autoimmune encephalitis - Renal failure (any patient with abnormal renal function tests will be excluded) - Hepatic failure ( any patient with abnormal liver function tests will be excluded) - Metabolic disorders (any patient with abnormal level of ammonia and lactate ) |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Assiut University |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Conscious level | Glasgow coma scale | 5 days |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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