†These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Simona Lattanzi
Objective: This study aimed to explore the diagnostic points and
treatment modes of the clinical characteristics of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in
the middle-aged and elderly population. Methods: Six patients aged
47–72 who were diagnosed with JE at the Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated
with the Capital Medical University between August 2018 and September 2019 were
enrolled in the study. Their clinical manifestations, biochemical indicators,
imaging data, diagnostic methods, and the evolution and outcomes of the
treatments they underwent were retrospectively analyzed. Results: (1)
All six patients had severe clinical symptoms and poor prognoses that were more
likely to be associated with other systemic diseases. (2) Lesions were most
commonly distributed in the thalamus, basal ganglia, and midbrain. The appearance
of hyperintensity in the corpus callosum, hippocampus, and subcortical white
matter was more specific. The hyperperfusion metabolism in the lesion area in
head computed tomography perfusion imaging indicated the state of inflammatory
activity in the lesion. In cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), T2 and
fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) were more sensitive. (3) After a
patient has been systematically treated in the intensive care
unit (ICU), the patient gradually recovered and the level of consciousness
improved (p