Mental status after West Nile virus infection.
Mental status after acute West Nile virus infection has not been examined objectively. We compared Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status scores of 116 patients with West Nile fever or West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Mental status was poorer and cognitive complaints more frequent with West Nile neuroinvasive disease (p = 0.005).
Haaland
Kathleen Y
KY
Research Service, New Mexico Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA. khaaland@unm.edu
Sadek
Joseph
J
Pergam
Steven
S
Echevarria
Leonor A
LA
Davis
Larry E
LE
Goade
Diane
D
Harnar
Joanne
J
Nofchissey
Robert A
RA
Sewel
C Mack
CM
Ettestad
Paul
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*