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
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
