Post-influenzal encephalitis during the influenza A outbreak in 1979/1980.
In four men a severe encephalitis developed one week after the respiratory symptoms during the influenza A outbreak in 1980. Virological studies showed that the patients had had a recent influenza A (H3N2) infection. All patients made a complete recovery.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005387:Finland; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis