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Neurologic complications of flu greater for children with neurologic conditions

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Children with underlying neurological conditions showed a much higher incidence almost 50 times greater of serious neurologic complications from contracting the flu.

Neurologic events included seizures, meningitis, encephalitis or encephalopathy, altered mental status, and ataxia and movement disorders.

The study looked at a retrospective cohort of children less than five years old enrolled in a Tennessee Medicaid program.

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formal

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English

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76

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