Flu-related neurological complications: incidence and risk factors in children
Johann Sellner and Stephen L Leib*
Correspondence *Institute for Infectious Diseases, Freiburgstra
e 51, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
Email stephen.leib@ifik.unibe.ch
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Influenza in children causes an acute febrile respiratory illness. In neonates, symptoms include lethargy, poor feeding, apnea, and pneumonia. Children with underlying medical conditions are prone to complications during influenza infection.1 INC include seizures (especially febrile seizures), encephalopathy, cerebral infarction and meningitis. Influenza has also been associated with neurological conditions such as Reye syndrome, Guillain–Barré syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis.
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