title: Neurologic manifestations in children with influenza B virus infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yhu-Chering
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Chung-Guei
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Kuo-Chien
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tsao
authors.forename: Tzou-Yien
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: 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