H1N1 encephalitis with malignant edema and review of neurologic complications from influenza

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 396-406

  Akins, Paul Taylor ^a   Belko, John ^a   Uyeki, Timothy M ^b   Axelrod, Yekaterina ^a   Lee, Kenneth K ^a   Silverthorn, James ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Encephalitis lethargica; H1n1 influenza; Influenza; Influenza A; Swine flu; Von Economo's Encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; OSELTAMIVIR; PERAMIVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ATELECTASIS; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NOSE SMEAR; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649700293     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-010-9436-0     Document Type: Review

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