Table 3 Comparison of neurologic findings and respiratory symptoms between clinically cured and poor prognosis groups of influenza-associated encephalopathy.
Variable (s) | Total (n = 56) | Clinical cure group (n = 30) | Poor prognosis group (n = 26) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cough, n (%) | 0.678 | |||
No | 21 (38) | 10 (33) | 11 (42) | |
Yes | 35 (62) | 20 (67) | 15 (58) | |
Stuffy/runny nose, n (%) | 0.861 | |||
No | 13 (23) | 8 (27) | 5 (19) | |
Yes | 8 (14) | 4 (13) | 4 (15) | |
Uncertain | 35 (62) | 18 (60) | 17 (65) | |
Fever, n (%) | 1.000 | |||
No | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (4) | |
Yes | 54 (96) | 29 (97) | 25 (96) | |
Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging, n (%) | 0.356 | |||
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy | 23 (41) | 12 (40) | 11 (42) | |
Acute brain swelling | 26 (46) | 13 (43) | 13 (50) | |
Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion | 6 (11) | 5 (17) | 1 (4) | |
Acute brain swelling and cerebral hernia | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
Glasgow coma scale, median (Q1, Q3) | 11 (5, 13) | 12 (11, 14) | 7 (3, 10) | < 0.001 |
Electroencephalogram, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
Slow waves | 35 (62) | 27 (90) | 8 (31) | |
Epileptic waves | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 1 (4) | |
Slow & epileptic waves | 3 (5) | 1 (3) | 2 (8) | |
Focal epileptiform discharges | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | |
Electrocerebral inactivity | 15 (27) | 1 (3) | 14 (54) |
