Neurologic Manifestations of Influenza A(H3N2) Infection in Children During the 2016–2017 Season. (27th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rao, Suchitra; Martin, Jan; Ahearn, M Alex; Osborne, Christina; Moss, Angela; Dempsey, Amanda; Dominguez, Samuel R; Weinberg, Adriana; Messacar, Kevin B
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. Volume 9:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 71
• Page End: 74
• Publication Date: 2018-12-27
• Subjects: encephalitis -- encephalopathy -- influenza -- neurologic manifestation -- pediatric -- seizures; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy130
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2048-7193

Abstract

Abstract: Among 182 children with influenza infection in 2016–2017, 18% had neurologic manifestations of influenza (NMI), including seizures and encephalopathy; 85% of these children were infected with the H3N2 strain. Children with NMI had 3.5-times-higher odds of having a neurologic comorbidity than those without NMI and a 10-fold increased odds of hospitalization.