JUST IN: New study finds that serious neurologic complications tied to influenza are more common than previously thought.
Particularly in young children.
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Analyzing over 79,000 influenza cases among children, researchers reported an incidence rate of 38 serious neurologic events per 100,000 person-weeks of flu.
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Alarmingly, children under 2 years old faced a significantly higher risk, and the study found no difference in complication rates between children who received antiviral treatments and those who did not.
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