Table 1.
Age in years | Sex | Chronic illnesses | Time from onset of influenza symptoms to start of neurological symptoms | Neurological finding | CSF finding | EEG | Imaging studies | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Male | No | 5 day | Delirium | Normal | Slowness in left hemisphere | MRI normal | Recovered |
53 | Female | No | 4 day | Grand mal seizures, Confusion | Normal | Normal | MRI normal | Recovered |
65 | Female | Early Alzheimer’s disease | 3 day | Delirium | Normal | Severe slowness | MRI with brain atrophy | Recovered to pre‐existing state |
16 | Female | No | 2 day | Unconsciousness | Normal | Epileptiform discharges | MRI normal | Recovered |
38 | Female | No | 2 day | Confusion, disorientation, decreased level of consciousness | Normal | Normal | CT scan normal | Recovered |
1 | Female | No | 1 day | Grand mal seizure | Not done | Normal | Not done | Recovered |
CSF, cerebral spinal fluid; CT, computed tomography; EEG, electro encephalogram; MRI, magnetic resonance image.