Child Neurology: Remarkable Recovery From Severe Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy.
Journal
Neurology
ISSN: 1526-632X
Titre abrégé: Neurology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401060
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Oct 2024
22 Oct 2024
Historique:
medline:
20
9
2024
pubmed:
20
9
2024
entrez:
19
9
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A previously healthy 6-year-old girl presented with several days of fever before a generalized seizure. Laboratory investigation revealed elevated liver enzymes, normal ammonia, and positive influenza A through respiratory PCR. Brain MRI demonstrated extensive, bilateral lesions in the cerebral and cerebellar white matter, thalami, basal ganglia, and brainstem. She was diagnosed with acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a rare parainfectious encephalitis commonly associated with influenza. Genetic variants have been implicated (e.g.,
Identifiants
pubmed: 39298704
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209877
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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