1. Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Viral Encephalitis
- Author
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Chun Hwa Ihm, Soo Jin Yoon, Sang Hyun Jang, Jin ok Kim, Seo Young Choi, and Myung-Shin Lee
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Male ,Adolescent ,Swine ,viruses ,encephalitis ,seizure ,H1N1 virus ,Case Report ,H5N1 genetic structure ,Virus ,law.invention ,Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype ,law ,Veterinary virology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Encephalitis, Viral ,Polymerase chain reaction ,business.industry ,Viral encephalitis ,virus diseases ,Influenza a ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Virology ,respiratory tract diseases ,Immunology ,business ,Encephalitis - 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.
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- 2010