title: West Nile virus infection and postoperative neurological symptoms: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The incidence of West Nile virus, which may cause a range of clinical presentations including subclinical infections, mild febrile illness, meningitis, or encephalitis, has increased over recent years. Rare complications, including optic neuritis, also have been reported. A patient who presented with preoperative asymptomatic West Nile virus developed fever, altered mental status and temporary vision loss after elective multilevel spine fusion surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Natalie C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Moreland
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: l-hemmer@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Laura B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Hemmer
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Antoun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koht
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000821:virology*; D057234:Preoperative Period; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: West Nile fever encephalitis; West Nile fever meningitis; West Nile virus postoperative complications