Influenza B-induced longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and bithalamic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

In the COVID-era, other viral pathogens, like influenza B, gain less attention in scientific reporting. However, influenza still is endemic, and rarely affects central nervous system (CNS). Here, we report the case of a 35-year-old male who presented with fever since 1 week, and developed acute ascending flaccid paralysis and urinary retention.

Predictive model for late atrial arrhythmia after closure of an atrial septal defect.

Objectives: To develop a quantitative event-free prediction model of late atrial arrhythmia after atrial septal defect (ASD) repair.

Background: The clinical management of ASD is driven by risk factors that determine the occurrence of late atrial arrhythmia.

Methods: Data from ASD type secundum patients, included in the Belgian Congenital Heart Disease Registry, were analyzed.