Respiratory syncytial virus-associated encephalopathy complicated by congenital myopathy.

Abstract	A 23-month-old Japanese girl with a severe form of congenital fiber type disproportion myopathy under mechanical ventilation suffered from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, complicated with acute encephalopathy. She showed consciousness disturbance and convulsions followed by severe brain damage, a rare complication in RSV infection. Patients with severe neuromuscular diseases are vulnerable to RSV infection. Prophylactic interventions should be recommended.
Authors	Kazuyuki Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Kato, Ayako Sasaki, Takashi Shiihara, Kiyoshi Hayasaka
Journal	Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (Pediatr Int) Vol. 54 Issue 5 Pg. 709-11 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1442-200X [Electronic] Australia
PMID	23005904 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Copyright	© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society.
Topics	Acute Disease Brain Diseases (complications, diagnosis, virology) Female Humans Infant Myopathies, Structural, Congenital (complications, therapy) Respiration, Artificial (adverse effects) Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections (complications) Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Seizures

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