Open AccessBrainstem folding in an influenza child with Dandy-Walker variant
Author(s) -
Suyun Li,
Peiqing Li,
Weiqiang Xiao,
Hongsheng Liu,
Sen Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.382
Subject(s) - medicine , intracranial pressure , coma (optics) , pediatrics , brain herniation , intensive care unit , encephalopathy , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebral edema , intensive care , hydrocephalus , pediatric intensive care unit , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , surgery , radiology , physics , optics
Influenza in children is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nervous system diseases are a factor relating to increased mortality rate. However, reports of how these underlying diseases contribute to the death of children with influenza are rare.