Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
CME ACTIVITY
Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Children, Massachusetts and New Hampshire,USA, 1970–2010
Michael A. Silverman, John Misasi, Sandra Smole, Henry A. Feldman, Adam B. Cohen, Sandro Santagata, Michael McManus, and Asim A. Ahmed
Table 2
Clinical signs and symptoms at the time of hospital admission for 14 children with eastern equine encephalitis, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1970–2010
| Sign or symptom | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Fever | 14 (100) |
| Seizure | 10 (71) |
| Headache | 9 (64) |
| Neck stiffness | 9 (64) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 9 (64) |
| Myalgia/arthralgia | 4 (29) |
| Plantar reflex | 4 (29) |
| Photophobia | 4 (29) |
| Sore throat | 2 (14) |
| Cranial nerve palsy | 1 (7) |
| Abdominal pain | 1 (7) |
| Diarrhea | 0 |
