Title of article
Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC): A Case Report
Author/Authors
Abouzaripour ، Morteza Department of Anatomical Science - Faculty of Medicine - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Fathi ، Fardin Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Khosravi ، Bakhtyar Department of Pediatric Neurology - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Motavasel ، Ehsan Faculty of Paramedicine - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Sharifi ، Ramiar Faculty of Paramedicine - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences , Hesam Shariati ، Mohammad Bakhtiar Department of Anatomical Science - Faculty of Medicine - Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
From page
655
To page
658
Abstract
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is an infrequent disease in childhood with Specific clinical complications. To date, the highest incidence of this disease has been reported in East Asian children. The clinical features of the disease include convulsions, frequent vomiting, and coma. Most of these patients die within days or cause severe neurological complications. The disease is characterized by symmetric and necrotic multifunctional lesions in the thalami and brainstem. We reported a 5-year-old girl infant from Besat Hospital, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, located in west of Iran.
Keywords
Complications , Encephalopathy , Thalamus , Brain , Neurological
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Journal title
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number
2734983
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