title: Only a Touch of the Flu? The Simultaneous Manifestation of Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in Two Consanguineous Patients.
abstract: This case report describes the simultaneous manifestation of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in 2 consanguineous patients after infection with influenza B based on the autosomal dominant missense mutation of the RANBP2-gene. Differential diagnosis of acute encephalopathy, clinical and radiological clues, and treatment strategies are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases , County Hospital Baden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.affiliation: University Children's Hospital of Both Basel Counties.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neuroradiology.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischmann
authors.affiliation: Neurology.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gensicke
authors.affiliation: Neurology.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rüegg
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology , University Hospital Basel , Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weisser
keywords: ANE; RANBP2-gene; encephalopathy; genetic; influenza