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Glob Pediatr Health
. 2024 Oct 11:11:2333794X241286549.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X241286549. eCollection 2024. Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis and Encephalopathy: A Study on 16 Children in Vietnam
Lam Van Nguyen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Duc Sy Nguyen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Que Thi Pham[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai Thien Do[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dien Minh Tran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tung Viet Cao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai Thanh Phan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Thai Quang Pham[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
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Objectives. This study aims to report clinical features and treatment outcomes of 16 cases diagnosed with post-influenza encephalopathy/encephalitis. Methods. We recorded clinical characteristics of 16 pediatric patients diagnosed with post-influenza encephalopathy/encephalitis at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital from January 2019 to January 2021. Results. There were 87.5% infected with influenza A, with influenza A/H1pdm09 and influenza A/H3 accounting for 88.9% and 11.1% respectively, and 12.5% of participants infected with influenza B. The time from onset to the appearance of neurological symptoms was 3 days, of which perceptual changes (93.8%), hypertonia (75%), and seizures (43.8%) were prevalent neurological symptoms. The majority of cases had normal cerebrospinal fluid. Cranial CT/MRI imaging revealed abnormalities in 87.5% of patients. 56.3% of patients had sequelae, including epilepsy and cerebral palsy; 25% recovered, and 18.8% died after treatment. Conclusions. Influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy is a complication occurring early in children, with high mortality and sequelae rates.
Keywords: encephalitis; encephalopathy; influenza.
. 2024 Oct 11:11:2333794X241286549.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X241286549. eCollection 2024. Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis and Encephalopathy: A Study on 16 Children in Vietnam
Lam Van Nguyen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Duc Sy Nguyen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Que Thi Pham[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai Thien Do[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Dien Minh Tran[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tung Viet Cao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai Thanh Phan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Thai Quang Pham[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 39421389
- PMCID: PMC11483840
- DOI: 10.1177/2333794X241286549
Objectives. This study aims to report clinical features and treatment outcomes of 16 cases diagnosed with post-influenza encephalopathy/encephalitis. Methods. We recorded clinical characteristics of 16 pediatric patients diagnosed with post-influenza encephalopathy/encephalitis at the Vietnam National Children's Hospital from January 2019 to January 2021. Results. There were 87.5% infected with influenza A, with influenza A/H1pdm09 and influenza A/H3 accounting for 88.9% and 11.1% respectively, and 12.5% of participants infected with influenza B. The time from onset to the appearance of neurological symptoms was 3 days, of which perceptual changes (93.8%), hypertonia (75%), and seizures (43.8%) were prevalent neurological symptoms. The majority of cases had normal cerebrospinal fluid. Cranial CT/MRI imaging revealed abnormalities in 87.5% of patients. 56.3% of patients had sequelae, including epilepsy and cerebral palsy; 25% recovered, and 18.8% died after treatment. Conclusions. Influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy is a complication occurring early in children, with high mortality and sequelae rates.
Keywords: encephalitis; encephalopathy; influenza.