Flu-related neurological complications reported
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Doctors report upticks in severe brain dysfunction among kids with flu

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CDC analyzed data on neurological complications from this year 's flu season.
Encephalopathy or encephalitis is a severe form of influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) The CDC received reports of a severe neurological complication called IAE .
Between 2010 and 2025 , 1,840 children died of the flu, 166 had IAE checked off as a complication.
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