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- Title
Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 with neurological manifestations, a case series.
- Authors
Noriega, Luis Miguel; Verdugo, Renato J.; Munita, Rafael Araos José Manuel; Díaz, Violeta; Marcotti, Alejandra; Perez, Jorge; Gonzalez, Patricia; Thompson, Luis; Canals, Magdalena; Hoppe, Arnold; Mounts, Anthony W.; Vial, Pablo A.
- Abstract
Please cite this paper as: Noriega et al. (2010) Pandemic influenza a (H1N1) 2009 with neurological manifestations, a case series. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 4(3), 117–120. Objectives Describe a series of atypical presentations of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009. Methods Description of case series using hospital records. Results Six patients aged 1 to 65 years with confirmed pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 infection presented with neurological complications within 2 to 5 days after the first signs of influenza-like illness. All six were admitted with seizures or altered mental status. No abnormalities were found in brain scans or cerebral spinal fluid studies of any of the six. All were discharged without sequelae within days of admission. Conclusions This is only the second report of pandemic influenza presenting with neurological manifestations. Clinicians caring for patients when pandemic influenza is prevalent in their communities should maintain a high level of awareness of the potential atypical presentations with which this disease can appear.
- Subjects
H1N1 influenza; INFLUENZA A virus, H1N1 subtype; NEUROLOGY; INFLUENZA; RESPIRATORY infections; PANDEMICS
- Publication
Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 2010, Vol 4, Issue 3, p117
- ISSN
1750-2640
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1750-2659.2010.00131.x