Acute necrotising encephalopathy of childhood: A review of two cases
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
;
: 311-313, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Acute necrotising encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is an uncommon disease with characteristic clinical and imaging findings. We present two cases of ANEC secondary to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and mycoplasma infections. An eight-month-old boy presented with features of gastroenteritis but soon developed multiple episodes of seizures. Blood and CSF cultures were negative but nasopharyngeal aspirate immunofluorescence was positive for RSV. A nine-year-old girl presented with abnormal behaviour following two days of prodromal symptoms. Her serological markers implicated mycoplasma (IgM titre 1 640). CT brain of both patients showed bilateral symmetrical thalamic hypodensities, while MRI revealed more extensive white matter involvements.
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Encefalopatias
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Infecções por Mycoplasma
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Inglês
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The Medical Journal of Malaysia
Ano de publicação:
2017
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