Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood: a Turkish case
Abstract
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a rare form of acute encephalopathy of unknown etiology characterized by typical symmetrical lesions in the thalami, with variable involvement of the white matter, brainstem and cerebellum. Clinically there is a rapid neurologic deterioration after a short period of a nonspecific viral-like illness associated with gastrointestinal or respiratory signs. Asian children are especially affected. Here we present a 3-year-old boy admitted to our hospital with fever and deterioration of consciousness. The diagnosis of ANEC was made by radiologic findings
Keywords
acute necrotizing encephalopathy, children, parainfluenza virus
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