Abstract
Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes for children hospitalized between April 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 for neurological complications of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection were compared to those hospitalized with seasonal influenza, in a study at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Highlights
Characteristics, and outcomes for children hospitalized between April 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 for neurological complications of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection were compared to those hospitalized with seasonal influenza, in a study at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Of 303 children hospitalized with pandemic H1N1 influenza, 18 (5.9%) had neurological complications, 9 in each epidemic wave, April 1 to July 30 and August 1 to November 30, 2009
H1N1 influenza was detected by PCR from upper respiratory secretions
Summary
The current study from Taiwan demonstrates that children with epilepsy and age-related migrating foci have a better prognosis than those with EEG fixed foci. Characteristics, and outcomes for children hospitalized between April 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 for neurological complications of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection were compared to those hospitalized with seasonal influenza, in a study at University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Of 303 children hospitalized with pandemic H1N1 influenza, 18 (5.9%) had neurological complications, 9 in each epidemic wave, April 1 to July 30 and August 1 to November 30, 2009.
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