TY - JOUR
T1 - West Nile virus infection and postoperative neurological symptoms
T2 - A case report and review of the literature
AU - Moreland, Natalie C.
AU - Hemmer, Laura B.
AU - Koht, Antoun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/8/1
Y1 - 2014/8/1
N2 - The incidence of West Nile virus, which may cause a range of clinical presentations including subclinical infections, mild febrile illness, meningitis, or encephalitis, has increased over recent years. Rare complications, including optic neuritis, also have been reported. A patient who presented with preoperative asymptomatic West Nile virus developed fever, altered mental status and temporary vision loss after elective multilevel spine fusion surgery.
AB - The incidence of West Nile virus, which may cause a range of clinical presentations including subclinical infections, mild febrile illness, meningitis, or encephalitis, has increased over recent years. Rare complications, including optic neuritis, also have been reported. A patient who presented with preoperative asymptomatic West Nile virus developed fever, altered mental status and temporary vision loss after elective multilevel spine fusion surgery.
KW - West Nile fever encephalitis
KW - West Nile fever meningitis
KW - West Nile virus postoperative complications
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 25129559
AN - SCOPUS:84908258445
VL - 26
SP - 410
EP - 413
JO - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
JF - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
SN - 0952-8180
IS - 5
ER -