| Neurologic and muscular complications of the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. | |
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PMID: 20697982 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In the spring of 2009 a new triple-reassortant of influenza A (H1N1) virus appeared in Mexico and rapidly spread around the world, becoming a pandemic that primarily infected children and uncommonly older adults. Accompanying the pandemic were associated neurologic and muscular syndromes that affected primarily children and included febrile seizures, encephalopathy/encephalitis with or without seizures, delirium, focal neurologic syndromes, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myositis, and myocarditis. Neither the frequency nor the severity of these syndromes appears different from those recognized during periods of infections of previous influenza A viruses. I review the clinical, laboratory, neuroimaging, and pathologic characteristics of the associated syndromes appearing in the first wave of the pandemic, compare them to similar cases occurring in previous years, and explore several theories of pathogenesis. |
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Authors:
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Larry E Davis |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current neurology and neuroscience reports Volume: 10 ISSN: 1534-6293 ISO Abbreviation: Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-21 Completed Date: 2011-01-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100931790 Medline TA: Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 476-83 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Neurology Service (127), New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA. LEDavis@unm.edu |
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Humans Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype* Influenza, Human / complications*, epidemiology* Muscular Diseases / complications*, epidemiology*, etiology Nervous System Diseases / complications*, epidemiology*, etiology Pandemics* |
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