Mental Status after West Nile Virus Infection

Autor: Joseph Sadek, Diane Goade, Robert A. Nofchissey, Leonor A. Echevarria, Paul Ettestad, Joanne Harnar, Larry E. Davis, Steven A. Pergam, Kathleen Y. Haaland, C. Mack Sewel
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 8, Pp 1260-1262 (2006)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN: 1080-6040
Popis: Mental status after acute West Nile virus infection has not been examined objectively. We compared Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status scores of 116 patients with West Nile fever or West Nile neuroinvasive disease. Mental status was poorer and cognitive complaints more frequent with West Nile neuroinvasive disease (p = 0.005).
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