Retrospective Descriptive Analysis of West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease (WNND) in Northwest Louisiana

Table 2

Clinical features of 23 patients with WNND.

	WNE (n = 12)	WNM (n = 6)	WNME (n = 5)	Total (%) (n = 23)
Fever	6 (50%)	5 (83%)	4 (80%)	15 (65%)
Rigors	2 (17%)	3 (50%)	2 (40%)	07 (30%)
Headache	1 (9%)	6 (100%)	5 (100%)	12 (52%)
Back pain	1 (9%)	2 (33%)	1 (20%)	4 (17%)
Myalgia	0 (0%)	3 (50%)	1 (20%)	4 (17%)
Fatigue	5 (46%)	3 (50%)	2 (40%)	10 (43%)
Rash	1 (8%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	2 (9%)
Acute flaccid paralysis	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	5 (100%)	5 (22%)
Numbness	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (4%)
Tingling	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (20%)	1 (4%)
Imbalance	1 (9%)	2 (33%)	3 (60%)	6 (26%)
Seizures	4 (36%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	6 (26%)
Altered mental status	9 (82%)	0 (0%)	5 (100%)	14 (61%)
Visual complaints	0 (0%)	1 (17%)	3 (60%)	4 (17%)
Hearing complaints	1 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)
Neck stiffness	0 (0%)	3 (50%)	1 (20%)	4 (17%)
Respiratory	4 (36%)	0 (0%)	2 (40%)	6 (26%)
GI symptoms	4 (36%)	3 (50%)	3 (60%)	10 (43%)
Lymph node swelling	1 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (4%)