Study: Increase in Seizures Seen in Kids With H1N1 Flu

HuckleB

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Mon Sep-20-10 11:44 AM
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Study: Increase in Seizures Seen in Kids With H1N1 Flu

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/643271.html

"Children made ill by the 2009 pandemic H1N1 swine flu virus suffered more seizures and other nervous system problems than those with seasonal flu, a new report reveals.

In the study, published in the September issue of the journal Annals of Neurology, researchers compared neurological complications in 303 children (younger than 19 years) who were hospitalized with H1N1 and 234 children hospitalized with seasonal flu.

Among the 303 youngsters with H1N1, 18 children -- most of whom had underlying nerve-related conditions -- experienced neurological complications. The most common neurologic symptoms were seizures (67 percent) and encephalopathy (50 percent), a brain disorder that can range from mild to serious and potentially fatal.

More than half of the children with seizures arrived at the hospital in a life-threatening state called status epilepticus, where seizure activity occurs continuously for more than five to 30 minutes, the University of Utah researchers explained.

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The study is a bit small, so I'm not putting much stock into it, but it should be followed up with something larger.

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MineralMan

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Mon Sep-20-10 12:11 PM
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1. And, in the meantime, get those kids vaccinated, along with

yourselves.

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HuckleB

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Mon Sep-20-10 12:21 PM
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2. Yup!

Edited on Mon Sep-20-10 12:21 PM by HuckleB

My four-year-old received his flu vaccine and his 4-6 year MMR today.

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MineralMan

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Mon Sep-20-10 12:28 PM
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3. Good parenting!

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HuckleB

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Mon Sep-20-10 05:43 PM
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4. At least I did one thing the right way.

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HuckleB

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Tue Sep-21-10 07:43 PM
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5. A bit more on the study...

More Evidence H1N1 Flu Can Cause Neurologic Complications in Children
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/729050

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