Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Children, Massachusetts and New Hampshire,USA, 1970–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Silverman, Michael A. ; Misasi, John ; Smole, Sandra ; Feldman, Henry A. ; Cohen, Adam B. ; Santagata, Sandro ; McManus, Michael ; Ahmed, Asim A.
• Description:
  We describe the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic characteristics of 15 cases of eastern equine encephalitis in children during 1970-2010. The most common clinical and laboratory features were fever, headache, seizures, peripheral leukocytosis, and cerebrospinal fluid neutrophilic pleocytosis. Radiographic lesions were found in the basal ganglia, thalami, and cerebral cortex. Clinical outcomes included severe neurologic deficits in 5 (33%) patients, death of 4 (27%), full recovery of 4 (27%), and mild neurologic deficits in 2 (13%). We identify an association between a short prodrome and an increased risk for death or for severe disease.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Brain Child Child, Preschool Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine Female Fever Headache Humans Infant Length Of Stay Male Prodromal Symptoms Seizures Treatment Outcome

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(2):194-201.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; New Hampshire
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4661c0f9d276a6c541578664516bc1918ff4e3223a433b871398e220b1dc797c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18717/cdc_18717_DS1.pdf
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