[Long central apnea as the chief symptom of aseptic meningoencephalitis in a 6-week-old infant]

H Kurz; J Jakelj; S W Aberle; D E Rohrbach; P A Dremsek; M Sacher

[Long central apnea as the chief symptom of aseptic meningoencephalitis in a 6-week-old infant]

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1999 Apr 9;111(7):294-7.

[Article in German]

Authors

H Kurz¹, J Jakelj, S W Aberle, D E Rohrbach, P A Dremsek, M Sacher

Affiliation

¹ Kinderinterne Abteilung, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost, Wien.

PMID: 10355041

Abstract

Viral infections can cause apnoea, bradycardia, and desaturation events in preterm and new born infants. These symptoms do not always occur in older infants. A link between virus infection, apnoea, apparent life threatening events (ALTE) and sudden infant death (SID) is speculated. We report a 6-week-old infant with long central apnoea as the first and main symptom of meningoencephalitis caused by enterovirus.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Enterovirus Infections / diagnosis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningitis, Aseptic / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Viral / diagnosis
Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
Oximetry
Polysomnography
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology*
Sudden Infant Death / etiology