Novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viral encephalitis.
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.
Choi
Seo Young
SY
Department of Neurology, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jang
Sang Hyun
SH
Kim
Jin Ok
JO
Ihm
Chun Hwa
CH
Lee
Myung Shin
MS
Yoon
Soo Jin
SJ
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*