Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood
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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood
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Description: |
A rare neurologic disease characterized by a rapid onset of seizures, an altered state of consciousness, neurologic decline, and variable degrees of hepatic dysfunction following a respiratory or gastrointesitnal infection (e.g. mycoplasma, influenza virus) in a previously healthy child. Brain MRI of patients reveals bilateral, multiple, symmetrical lesions predominantly observed in thalami and brainstem, but also in periventricular white matter and cerebellum in some cases.
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ORPHAcode: |
263524
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Synonyms: |
ANEC
Isolated ANE
Isolated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
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13 May 2019 - 01:02
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Changed: |
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14
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