Influenza A virus-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy in the United States.
During the past several years, influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy has been well-recognized in Asia but has not yet been reported in the United States. We describe a 28-month-old patient who displayed the classical clinical features of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in association with a documented influenza A infection. This disease is characterized by fever, a rapid alteration in consciousness and seizures, with radiologic involvement of the bilateral thalami and cerebellum.
Weitkamp
Joern-Hendrik
JH
Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2581, USA.
Spring
Michelle Donna
MD
Brogan
Terrance
T
Moses
Harold
H
Bloch
Karen C
KC
Wright
Peter Farnum
PF
D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents