title: [Influenza-Associated Encephalopathy].
abstract: Influenza-associated encephalopathy is a syndrome that chiefly manifests consciousness disturbance provoked by influenza. It is defined pathologically as acute neurological dysfunction that results from non-inflammatory brain edema. The clinical picture is so diverse that many clinical subtypes and multiple pathologies have been proposed to date. Influenza-associated encephalopathy is diagnosed and treated according to the disease guideline in Japan, which has improved the outcome of influenza-associated encephalopathy. Although influenza-associated encephalopathy had been regarded as a childhood disease in Japan, adult cases and those in the US and Europe have been reported since the 2009 pandemic. Therefore, influenza-associated encephalopathy has been spotlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Dental College.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Torisu
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001929:Brain Edema; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers