Neurology of the H1N1 pandemic in Singapore: a nationwide case series of children and adults

Journal of NeuroVirology - Tập 21 - Trang 491-499 - 2015
Asha Prerna1, Jocelyn Y. X. Lim2, Natalie W. H. Tan2,3,4, Mas Suhaila Isa5, Helen May-Lin Oh6, Norazieda Yassin7, Chian-Yong Low8, Derrick W. S. Chan2, Chia-Yin Chong2,3,4, Yee-Sin Leo3,9,10,11, Angela Li-Ping Chow12,10,11, Paul Ananth Tambyah3,13, Kevin Tan1,3,4
1Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Tan Tock Seng Hospital Campus), Singapore, Republic of Singapore
2Department of Paediatric Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
3Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
4Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
5Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
6Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
7Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (Singapore General Hospital Campus), Singapore, Singapore
8Department of Infectious Disease, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
9Department of Infectious Disease, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
10Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore, Singapore
11Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
12Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
13Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

Tóm tắt

Neurologic complications have long been associated with influenza. A novel strain of influenza A (H1N1) first described in humans to have outbreak potential in 2009 in Mexico went on to become the first influenza pandemic of this century. We evaluated the neurologic complications of the novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in children and adults admitted to all public hospitals in Singapore during the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic between May 2009 and March 2010. All patients were positive for novel H1N1 infection and presented with neurologic symptoms prior to oseltamivir treatment. Ninety-eight patients (median age 6.6 years, range 0.4–62.6) were identified; 90 % were younger than 18 years; 32 % suffered from preexisting neurological, respiratory, or cardiac disease; and 66 % presented with seizures. Of those presenting with seizures, new onset seizures were the most common manifestation (n = 40, 61.5 %), followed by breakthrough seizures (n = 18, 27.7 %) and status epilepticus (n = 7, 10.8 %). Influenza-associated encephalopathy occurred in 20 %. The majority of children (n = 88) presented with seizures (n = 63, 71.6 %), encephalopathy (n = 19, 21.6 %), and syncope (n = 4, 4.5 %). Among adults, a wider range of neurological conditions were seen, with half of them presenting with an exacerbation of their underlying neurological disease. The neurological symptoms developed at a median of 2 days after the onset of systemic symptoms. The median length of hospital stay was 3 days, and 79 % were monitored in general wards. Neurologic complications associated with the novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009 strain were generally mild and had a good outcome. They occurred more frequently in patients with underlying neurological disorders. Seizures and encephalopathy were the most common manifestations, similar to other influenza virus strains.

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