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Prospective studies on neurological symptoms associated with influenza virus infection during 2006-2007 influenza season (part 1)

TAKUYA TANABE¹, KEITA HARA¹, MIWA TOMINAGA¹, CHIKAKO KINOSHITA¹, TOSHIHIKO KASAHARA¹, MAKI KOU¹, KEISUKE OKASORA¹, TAKAHIRO MORIMOTO¹, HIROSHI TAMAI²

We investigated 240 patients presenting with neurological symptoms during the 2006-2007 influenza season. Febrile seizures in patients over 6 years of age were more frequently seen in association with influenza infection. No patients who presented febrile seizures while being treated with oseltamivir (Tamiflu) showed a prolonged seizure duration or prolonged post-ictal unconsciousness. Among the neurological symptoms observed, abnormal behaviors were more frequently seen in patients with than in those without influenza. Furthermore, the rate of abnormal behaviors among these neurological symptoms was higher in patients being treated with Tamiflu. Further examination is needed to assess the features of neurological symptoms associated with influenza as well as the influence of Tamiflu.

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¹Division of Pediatrics, Hirakata City Hospital
²Department of Pediatrics, Osaka medical College

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Received	January 1, 1970
Accepted	January 1, 1970

19 (4)：463─467,2007