title: Mental status after West Nile virus infection.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Research Service, New Mexico Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA. khaaland@unm.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Haaland
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadek
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pergam
authors.forename: Leonor A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Echevarria
authors.forename: Larry E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goade
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harnar
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nofchissey
authors.forename: C Mack
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sewel
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ettestad
mesh_terms: 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*