tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
No To Hattatsu. 2012 Jan;44(1):35-40.
[Clinical characteristics of acute encephalopathies associated with influenza H1N1-2009 in children].
[Article in Japanese]
Watanabe Y, Tsuji M, Sameshima K, Wada T, Iai M, Yamashita S, Hayashi T, Aida N, Osaka H.
Source
Division of Neurology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa. nabe11@aol.com
Abstract
We report 12 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with influenza H1N1-2009 treated according to Japanese guideline (2009). In all 12 cases, electroencephalogram presented diffuse or localized high-amplitude slow waves. Brain CT and MRI showed abnormalities in 4 and 6 cases, respectively. We used hypothermia therapy for 5 patients. One patient showed impairment in short term memory, while the rest of the patients showed no sequelae. These 12 cases presented here suggest the early recognition and therapy according to the newly proposed guideline may reduce severe sequelae and mortality by acute encephalopathy associated with influenza H1N1-2009.
PMID:
22352028
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22352028
[Clinical characteristics of acute encephalopathies associated with influenza H1N1-2009 in children].
[Article in Japanese]
Watanabe Y, Tsuji M, Sameshima K, Wada T, Iai M, Yamashita S, Hayashi T, Aida N, Osaka H.
Source
Division of Neurology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa. nabe11@aol.com
Abstract
We report 12 cases of acute encephalopathy associated with influenza H1N1-2009 treated according to Japanese guideline (2009). In all 12 cases, electroencephalogram presented diffuse or localized high-amplitude slow waves. Brain CT and MRI showed abnormalities in 4 and 6 cases, respectively. We used hypothermia therapy for 5 patients. One patient showed impairment in short term memory, while the rest of the patients showed no sequelae. These 12 cases presented here suggest the early recognition and therapy according to the newly proposed guideline may reduce severe sequelae and mortality by acute encephalopathy associated with influenza H1N1-2009.
PMID:
22352028
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22352028