Neurologic Disorders after Asian Influenza

Abstract

DURING the recent epidemic of Asian influenza, certain neurologic syndromes have arisen in patients convalescing from this disease. The purpose of this paper is to describe 5 such cases in detail and to present laboratory evidence supporting the diagnosis of Asian influenza in these patients.Case ReportsCase 1. R.D., a 16-year-old boy, was admitted to the Colorado General Hospital on October 15, 1957. Seven days previously he experienced an illness characterized by a temperature of 104°F., an unproductive cough, malaise, headache and weakness. He improved considerably during the following day and within 3 days seemed perfectly well. Two days . . .