Management of Tick-borne Encephalitis

Presentation, Management and Outcome of Tick-borne Encephalitis in Patients Referred to Infectious Diseases or Neurology

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06593249

Enrollment

318

Registered

2024-09-19

Start date

2022-09-30

Completion date

2024-06-30

Last updated

2024-12-13

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Conditions

Infectious Encephalitis

Keywords

tick-borne encephalitis, outcome, neuroimaging, lumbar puncture, clinical management

Brief summary

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), potential differences in the clinical presentation at admission and diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with TBE initially referred to infectious diseases or neurology departments were assessed. Associations between severity of acute illness and clinical outcome were also explored.

Interventions

OTHERNo Intervention: Observational Cohort

no intervention, observational study

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* microbiologically confirmed tick-borne meningoencephalitis

Exclusion criteria

* Exchanged between ID and neurology within the first 48 hours due to organizational constraints * Transferred from another hospital * Lumbar puncture not performed * Not fulfilling study criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
head imaging	at admission	Number (%) of patients with head imaging performed before proceeding to lumbar puncture.

Countries

Slovenia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026