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A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
[Acute meningoencephalitis after influenza vaccination]
1Service de réanimation médicale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
Abstract:
We report a case of meningoencephalitis following influenza vaccine revealed by status epilepticus. The patient, an 82-year-old man who had been vaccinated against influenza two days before, had a favourable outcome after intensive care admission including mechanical ventilation. Neurologic side effects have been previously described after influenza vaccination. Although confirmation's exams do not exist, diagnosis is based on imputability criteria, with a complete aetiologic check-up in particular microbiologic check-up. This case, illustrated by modern techniques of biology and imaging, completes the rare and old cases already described in the literature.
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