September 1, 2002Clinical Infectious Diseases

Encephalitis and Encephalopathy Associated with an Influenza Epidemic in Japan

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Population

202 cases of encephalitis/encephalopathy associated with an influenza epidemic, of which 148 were…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

TMTsuneo MorishimaAichi Medical University TTTakehiro TogashiSapporo City University SYShyumpei YokotaYokohama City University

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Implication

May aid risk stratification in influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy; leaves open prospective validation of thrombocytopenia and transaminase elevations.

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Population

202 cases of encephalitis/encephalopathy associated with an influenza epidemic, of which 148 were virologically confirmed as influenza-associated (130 type A, 17 type B). Mainly children age <5 years.

Outcome

Prevalence, clinical features, outcomes (mortality and disability), and prognostic factorshard clinical

Influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy in children progresses rapidly and is associated with high rates of mortality and disability.

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Morishima et al. (2002) studied this question.

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Implication

May aid risk stratification in influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy; leaves open prospective validation of thrombocytopenia and transaminase elevations.

Encephalitis and Encephalopathy Associated with an Influenza Epidemic in Japan

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Encephalitis and Encephalopathy Associated with an Influenza Epidemic in Japan

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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