Influenza A presenting as viral encephalitis in an adult

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-309

  Cunha, Burke A ^a,b   Corbett, Michael ^a,b   Mickail, Nardeen ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza associated encephalitis (IAE); Mimics of Encephalitis; Neurologic syndromes of influenza

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPRAZOLAM; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALITIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84860369112     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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