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Japanese researchers have found that the deterioration of influenzal encephalitis may be related to gene variation. They found that during the 2002–2003 influenza epidemic, some children with flu had their central nerves attacked by influenza virus to cause encephalitis. Influenzal encephalitis is different from other encephalitis. Children with influenzal encephalitis have no symptoms of spasm and conscious disturbance, but may have occurrence of sudden death (SD) during sleep. Children with serious influenzal encephalitis may die, with a death rate of 15 %.
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Hongjun, L., Ning, L. (2013). Diagnostic Imaging of Nervous System. In: Li, H., Li, N. (eds) Radiology of Influenza A (H1N1). Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6162-9_10
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