| Miller Fisher Syndrome in a Toddler With Influenza A (pH1N1) Infection. | |
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PMID: 21115746 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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A 17-month-old previously healthy child presented with a 2-day history of inability to fully open his eyes and slight gait ataxia. In the month preceding admission, he had had low grade, intermittent fevers, followed by a nonproductive cough and sneezing. During hospital admission he lost deep tendon reflexes and was unable to walk. Lumbar puncture revealed abnormally high protein, and a nasopharyngeal specimen was positive for influenza A (pH1N1). He received intravenous immunoglobulin and oseltamivir with clinical improvement. Although it is difficult to ascertain whether pH1N1 or another microorganism was responsible for this toddler's neurologic syndrome, this is the first reported case of Miller Fisher syndrome associated with pH1N1. During pandemics, one may expect to see an increased incidence of uncommon neurologic complications of influenza. |
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Authors:
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Cecilia T Costiniuk; Nicole Le Saux; Eric Sell; Asif Doja; Timothy Karnauchow; Pierre Jacob; Charles Hui |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-11-29 |
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Title: Journal of child neurology Volume: - ISSN: 1708-8283 ISO Abbreviation: J. Child Neurol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8606714 Medline TA: J Child Neurol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
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