Why the study?
What are the short- and long-term outcomes of infants and young children surviving acute pulmonary edema due to enterovirus 71 encephalitis?
Population
6 infants and young children who survived acute pulmonary edema due to enterovirus 71 (EV71) encephalitis
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Long-term
Authors
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Survivors face variable but often severe residual neurologic deficits; leaves open need for prospective studies on prognosis and management.
What are the short- and long-term outcomes of infants and young children surviving acute pulmonary edema due to enterovirus 71 encephalitis?
Survivors of acute pulmonary edema due to EV71 encephalitis experience varying degrees of long-term neurologic dysfunction, with potential benefit from IV corticosteroids.
Nolan et al. (2003) studied this question.
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