Neurologic manifestations in children with influenza B virus infection.
During a 29-month period, 11 (12%) of 92 hospitalized patients with influenza B virus infection presented neurologic manifestations, which included febrile seizure in 4 cases and encephalopathy/encephalitis in 7 cases. Without appropriate antiviral therapy, recovery was uneventful in all but 1 patient, who had neurologic sequelae of quadriplegia and developmental delay.
Lin
Chien-Hui
CH
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Huang
Yhu-Chering
YC
Chiu
Cheng-Hsun
CH
Huang
Chung-Guei
CG
Tsao
Kuo-Chien
KC
Lin
Tzou-Yien
TY
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology