Neurological Sequelae of Hospitalized Japanese Encephalitis Cases in Gansu Province, China

Zundong Yin National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Xuxia Wang National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Li Li National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Hui Li National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Xiaoshu Zhang National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Junhong Li National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Guijun Ning National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Fengqin Li National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Xuefeng Liang National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Li Gao National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Xiaofeng Liang National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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Yixing Li National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China; Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China

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We conducted a follow-up survey for 55 Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases 1–2 years after hospital discharge in Gansu province, China. Community-, education-, and gender-matched healthy individuals without history of neurologic disease were selected as the comparison group. All subjects received neurological examination, intelligence quotient (IQ) measurement, adaptive behavior measurement, and Wechsler memory scale (WMS) assessment. We found 43.6% JE cases had at least one nervous system sequelae compared with 3.6% healthy individuals. Among JE cases, 22.4% had subnormal IQ, 18.4% subnormal verbal IQ (VIQ), 20.4% subnormal performance IQ (PIQ), and 78.4% had subnormal memory quotient (MQ). Among healthy individuals, 2.0% had subnormal IQ, VIQ, or PIQ and 8.1% had subnormal MQ. Among adult JE cases, 47.8% and 39.1% had adaptive behavior impairments and intellectual disability, respectively, compared with 18.8% and 9.7% among young cases, respectively. The results showed both adult and young surviving JE cases had significant neurological sequelae and mental disability 1–2 years after discharged.

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* Address correspondence to Yixing Li, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27, Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China. E-mail: liyx@chinacdc.cn
† These authors contributed equally to this work.

Financial support: This work was funded by China CDC.

Authors' addresses: Zundong Yin, Li Li, Junhong Li, Gujun Ning, and Yixing Li, National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, E-mails: yinzd@chinacdc.cn, llsdjn@163.com, lijh@chinacdc.cn, ninggj@chinacdc.cn, and liyx@chinacdc.cn. Xuxia Wang, Hui Li, Xiaoshu Zhang, Fengqin Li, Xuefeng Liang, and Li Gao, Gansu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou, China, E-mails: wxx_76@126.com, lihui9208@163.com, zhxs222@126.com, lzlfq1960@126.com, 360149345@qq.com, and 1029591834@qq.com. Xiaofeng Liang, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, E-mail: liangxf@hotmail.com.

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