Adolescent with neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jun;29(6):570-1. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d411a9.

Abstract

Neurologic complications have been described previously in association with seasonal influenza A or B viruses, but the frequency with which these occur with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection is unknown. We describe a case of an adolescent with a bizarre neuropsychiatric picture associated with novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aggression
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Diseases / drug therapy
  • Brain Diseases / virology*
  • Confusion
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / genetics
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / drug therapy
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Male
  • Nasal Cavity / virology
  • Oseltamivir / therapeutic use
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spinal Puncture
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Oseltamivir