1. Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Viral Encephalitis.
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Seo Young Choi, Sang Hyun Jang, Jin Ok Kim, Chun Hwa Ihm, Myung Shin Lee, and Soo Jin Yoon
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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