Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood

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Name:
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood
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.
ORPHAcode:
263524
Synonyms:
ANEC
Isolated ANE
Isolated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
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Created:
13 May 2019 - 01:02
Changed:
22 Jun 2023 - 16:14