Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Progressing to Brain Death in a Pediatric Patient with Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Infection

We report a case of encephalopathy progressing to brain death in a pediatric patient with confirmed infection with novel influenza H1N1. Although neurologic dysfunction associated with H1N1 has been described, we believe this to be the first published report of brain death associated with H1N1 infec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2010-04, Vol.50 (8), p.e50-e52
Hauptverfasser:	Martin, Alexandra, Reade, Erin Parrish
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Death Child Fatal Outcome Female Head - diagnostic imaging Humans Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification Influenza, Human - complications Influenza, Human - mortality Influenza, Human - virology Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic - complications Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic - mortality Radiography Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of encephalopathy progressing to brain death in a pediatric patient with confirmed infection with novel influenza H1N1. Although neurologic dysfunction associated with H1N1 has been described, we believe this to be the first published report of brain death associated with H1N1 infection.
ISSN:	1058-4838 1537-6591
DOI:	10.1086/651501