Long central apnea as the chief symptom of aseptic meningoencephalitis in a 6-week-old infant

Kurz, H.; Jakelj, J.; Aberle, S.W.; Rohrbach, D.E.; Dremsek, P.A.; Sacher, M.; Kurz, H; Jakelj, J; Aberle, S.W; Rohrbach, D.E; Dremsek, P.A; Sacher, M

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Long central apnea as the chief symptom of aseptic meningoencephalitis in a 6-week-old infant

Kurz, H.; Jakelj, J.; Aberle, S.W.; Rohrbach, D.E.; Dremsek, P.A.; Sacher, M.

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 111(7): 294-297

1999

ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5325

PMID: 10355041

Document Number: 499971

Viral infections can cause apnoea, bradycardia, and desaturation events in preterm and new born infants. These symptoms do not always occur in older infants. A link between virus infection, apnoea, apparent life threatening events (ALTE) and sudden infant death (SID) is speculated. We report a 6-week-old infant with long central apnoea as the first and main symptom of meningoencephalitis caused by enterovirus.