BACKGROUND: A distinctive pattern of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection, characterized by fever, exanthem, @entity3126 ( @entity3126 ), @entity3308 , and flaccid paresis, affects @entity1 and young @entity1 . Most die rapidly owing to @entity1576 and fulminant @entity3126 . METHOD: The authors report short- and long-term outcome of six survivors of the acute illness. RESULTS: In the context of acute @entity3126 and @entity425 , recognition of the underlying @entity16 was facilitated by the distinctive pattern of MRI signal abnormalities in posterior pons and medulla. EV71-specific PCR of clinical samples helped confirm the diagnosis. Acute @entity3126 was managed with mechanical ventilation, afterload reduction, and inotrope support, and resolved completely over days. One @entity1 with minimal neurologic recovery died 9 weeks after disease onset. The other @entity1 have residual @entity51 , varying from subtle monoparesis to severe @entity409 , central and peripheral @entity1576 , and flaccid @entity1688 . Faster neurologic recovery was associated with less long-term deficit. Long-term outcome was similar in @entity1 treated with and without pleconaril or IV immunoglobulin. Three long-term survivors treated with IV corticosteroids had less severe long-term neurologic disability than two not treated with @entity230 . CONCLUSION: Acute @entity3126 and @entity1651 occurs with EV71 infection in @entity1 . Long-term neurologic outcome varied from minor, focal @entity425 with @entity1576 .

Survival after XXXX due to enterovirus 71 encephalitis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'patient', 'infants'] @entity1688 :: ('MESH:D011782', 'Disease') :: ['quadriparesis'] @entity3308 :: ('MESH:D020295', 'Disease') :: ['brainstem encephalitis'] @entity3126 :: ('MESH:D011654', 'Disease') :: ['acute pulmonary edema', 'pulmonary edema', 'PE'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic disorder'] @entity409 :: ('MESH:D008107', 'Disease') :: ['bulbar dysfunction'] @entity425 :: ('MESH:D018908', 'Disease') :: ['weakness to profound, global motor dysfunction', 'widespread weakness'] @entity51 :: ('MESH:D009461', 'Disease') :: ['neurologic dysfunction'] @entity1576 :: ('MESH:D012131', 'Disease') :: ['respiratory failure'] @entity1651 :: ('MESH:D004679', 'Disease') :: ['encephalomyelitis'] @entity230 :: ('MESH:D013256', 'Chemical') :: ['steroids']
@entity3126 :: (MESH:D011654,Disease) :: ['pulmonary edema']
