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Abstract
Acute encephalitis is relatively uncommon but potentially detrimental CNS inflammation usually caused by infection. Enteroviruses have been reported in encephalitis cases. However, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of enteroviruses in encephalitis are not fully established. This study aimed at investigating the presence of Enterovirus in the CSF of encephalitic patients using PCR together with the clinical spectrum of the disease 44 children with encephalitis were prospectively investigated over a period of 16 months. All patients were subjected to CSF examination using real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Demographic and clinical data were collected from the patients. The age range of the patient was 6 months - 12 years (40.25 + 38 months) mean + sd. Most infections occurred during the warm months of the year. Enterovirus was detected in 4 specimens (9.1%). (25.0%) of affected patients were preceded by gastroenteritis symptoms