Table 2.

Presence and duration of symptoms among persons with eosinophilic meningitis attributable to infection with Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Hawaii from January 2003 to April 2005 (N = 18)

Symptom	N (%)*	Median duration in days (range)	Number of persons with symptom still present at time of interview†
Headache	16 (94)	17 (2–310)	3
Fatigue	14 (82)	28 (2–180)	6
Arthralgia/myalgia	14 (82)	10 (2–740)	6
Neck pain/stiffness	12 (71)	7 (5–56)	1
Fever‡	12 (67)	7 (2–73)	1
Sensory symptoms	11 (65)	55 (5–150)	5
Hyperesthesia	10 (59)	28 (10–150)	5
Paresthesia	10 (59)	21 (5–129)	3
Numbness	8 (47)	47 (10–150)	5
Photophobia	11 (65)	10 (2–35)	2
Cranial nerve abnormality	11 (65)	11 (1–52)	2
Dizziness	10 (59)	11 (1–180)	1
Vision changes§	9 (53)	16 (2–49)	1
Vomiting	9 (50)	3 (2–14)	0
Tremors or muscle jerking	8 (47)	30 (1–60)	4
Focal limb weakness	7 (41)	18 (1–150)	2
Hyperacusis	7 (41)	10 (2–135)	2
Confusion	7 (41)	10 (4–74)	3
Diarrhea	5 (28)	3 (1–8)	0
Rash	4 (22)	2 (2–28)	0
Bowel or bladder problems	1 (6)	45	0

^*Denominator is 18 for objective findings (fever, rash, vomiting, and diarrhea) that could be assessed for the 11-month-old infant; otherwise, the denominator is 17.

^†Interviews occurred between March and June 2005, which was a median of 4.5 months after symptom onset (range < 1–24.8 months).

^‡For the 9 of 12 persons with fever who recalled a maximum temperature, the median was 102°F (range = 100–105°F).

^§Vision changes included blurred vision (N = 3), double vision (N = 1), and both blurred and double vision (N = 5).