Volume 12, Number 8—August 2006
Dispatch
Mental Status after West Nile Virus Infection
Table 2
Percentage of patients reporting current cognitive problems
Mental deficit | West Nile fever | West Nile neuroinvasive disease | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Concentration | 22 | 42* | 31 |
Memory | 28 | 42 | 35 |
Understanding | 11 | 27 | 18 |
Decision making | 16 | 25 | 20 |
Confusion | 6 | 25* | 15 |
Mean rate of complaints | 17 | 32 | 24 |
*p<0.05, after logistic regression, controlling for marginal group difference in education.
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