title: Influenza B acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a case report and literature review.
abstract: The case of a 9-year-old girl with acute encephalopathy with evidence of influenza B virus infection and bilateral basal ganglia lesions is reported. The literature on acute necrotizing encephalopathy is reviewed, and other causes of bilateral basal ganglia lesions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, 2C3 Walter C MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sazgar
authors.forename: Joan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Alicia K J
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: D Barry
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D007888:Leigh Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*