title: Mild influenza encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion.
abstract: Two Japanese infants with influenza A infection presented with a brief febrile seizure, followed by secondary seizures and disturbance of consciousness on day 5. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed reduced subcortical diffusion around day 5. Both were diagnosed with mild form of acute encephalopathy syndrome characterized by biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion. It is important for clinicians in Asian countries to recognize and to inform parents that secondary progression may occur even after a brief febrile seizure with influenza.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa-Shi, Chiba, Japan. jtaka@kameda.jp
authors: Jun-ichi
authors: J
authors: Takanashi
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Tsuji
authors: Kaoru
authors: K
authors: Amemiya
authors: Hiroko
authors: H
authors: Tada
authors: A James
authors: AJ
authors: Barkovich
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*