December 1, 2001Journal of Child Neurology

Study of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis/Encephalopathy in Children During the 1997 to 2001 Influenza Seasons

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Population

n=20 children with influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy during the 1997 to 2001 influenza…

Design

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Authors

HYHideto YoshikawaYokufukai Hospital SYSawako YamazakiNiigata Prefectural Niigata Minami High School TWToru WatanabeTakasago (Japan)

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Implication

Hypothesis-generating for prognosis in pediatric influenza encephalopathy; prospective studies needed to confirm associations.

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Population

n=20 children with influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy during the 1997 to 2001 influenza seasons in Japan. None had been previously inoculated with influenza vaccine.

Outcome

Mortality and neurologic sequelaehard clinical

Influenza-associated encephalitis/encephalopathy in Japanese children carries high mortality and morbidity, with poor prognosis linked to coagulopathy, hepatic dysfunction, and CT abnormalities.

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Yoshikawa et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a99219224d3faa49b749ed6 https://doi.org/10.1177/088307380101601204

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Study of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis/Encephalopathy in Children During the 1997 to 2001 Influenza Seasons

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Study of Influenza-Associated Encephalitis/Encephalopathy in Children During the 1997 to 2001 Influenza Seasons

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