title: [Acute meningoencephalitis after influenza vaccination].
abstract: We report a case of meningoencephalitis following influenza vaccine revealed by status epilepticus. The patient, an 82-year-old man who had been vaccinated against influenza two days before, had a favourable outcome after intensive care admission including mechanical ventilation. Neurologic side effects have been previously described after influenza vaccination. Although confirmation's exams do not exist, diagnosis is based on imputability criteria, with a complete aetiologic check-up in particular microbiologic check-up. This case, illustrated by modern techniques of biology and imaging, completes the rare and old cases already described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service de réanimation médicale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chhor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lescot
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lerolle
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tadié
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guérot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines