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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;51(2):291-2.
doi: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.2.291. Epub 2010 Feb 12.

Novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viral encephalitis

Seo Young Choi  1 , Sang Hyun Jang, Jin Ok Kim, Chun Hwa Ihm, Myung Shin Lee, Soo Jin Yoon
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Case Reports

Novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) viral encephalitis

Seo Young Choi et al. Yonsei Med J. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared that a new strain of novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus was responsible for the pandemic infection in June 2009. We report a case of encephalitis diagnosed as the H1N1 virus infection. We describe a 17-year-old patient who had a seizure attack, diagnosed with a H1N1 virus infection via real time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The H1N1 virus infection can be causative of the encephalitis, as with other influenza virus infections. Careful monitoring is essential for reducing complications.

Keywords: H1N1 virus; encephalitis; seizure.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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