title: Novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viral encephalitis.
abstract: The World Health Organization declared that a new strain of novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus was responsible for the pandemic infection in June 2009. We report a case of encephalitis diagnosed as the H1N1 virus infection. We describe a 17-year-old patient who had a seizure attack, diagnosed with a H1N1 virus infection via real time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The H1N1 virus infection can be causative of the encephalitis, as with other influenza virus infections. Careful monitoring is essential for reducing complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seo Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sang Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Jin Ok
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chun Hwa
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ihm
authors.forename: Myung Shin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soo Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine / Q000821:virology*