Influenza A-Associated Encephalopathy with Bilateral Thalamic Necrosis in Japan | Zendy

Masayoshi Shinjoh | Zendy; Masahiro Bamba | Zendy; Keiji Jozaki | Zendy; Eisuke Takahashi | Zendy; Goro Koinuma | Zendy; Norio Sugaya | Zendy

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Influenza A-Associated Encephalopathy with Bilateral Thalamic Necrosis in Japan

Author(s) -

Masayoshi Shinjoh,

Masahiro Bamba,

Keiji Jozaki,

Eisuke Takahashi,

Goro Koinuma,

Norio Sugaya

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/313978

Subject(s) - medicine , encephalopathy , etiology , virus , reye's syndrome , reye syndrome , influenza a virus , pathology , virology , pediatrics

Two cases of acute encephalopathy in young children clearly showed evidence of influenza A virus infection and bilateral thalamic lesions. Influenza-associated encephalopathy with bilateral thalamic lesions has mostly been reported in Japan; it differs from Reye's syndrome in several respects. Other factors in addition to influenza virus infection may have contributed to the etiology of encephalopathy in our case patients.

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