Bothara KK, Dhande A, M S, Kirdat Patil P. A Rare Case of Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood: A Case Report.
Cureus 2024;
16:e55780. [PMID:
38586687 PMCID:
PMC10999109 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.55780]
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Abstract
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a severe neurological disorder characterized by rapid-onset encephalopathy, often associated with viral infections. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood is associated with a very high mortality rate, and survivors may face long-term neurological sequelae. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood needs to be differentiated from its closest differential diagnosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Most of the patients with ADEM recover, with a few of them having residual neurological deficits. We present a case of an eight-year-old boy with an acute history of fever, febrile seizures, and drowsiness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a symmetric tricolor appearance of bilateral thalamic lesions, characteristic of ANEC.
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