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. 1981 Feb;44(2):161–163. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.44.2.161

Post-influenzal encephalitis during the influenza A outbreak in 1979/1980

R Sulkava 1,2, A Rissanen 1,2, R Pyhälä 1,2
PMCID: PMC490850  PMID: 7217974

Abstract

In four men a severe encephalitis developed one week after the respiratory symptoms during the influenza A outbreak in 1980. Virological studies showed that the patients had had a recent influenza A (H3N2) infection. All patients made a complete recovery.

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