Influenza B acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a case report and literature review
- PMID: 12878304
- DOI: 10.1016/s0887-8994(03)00008-0
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.
Comment in
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Must acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood and acute bilateral striatal necrosis be differentiated?Pediatr Neurol. 2004 Apr;30(4):299-300; author reply 300-1. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.10.008. Pediatr Neurol. 2004. PMID: 15087115 No abstract available.
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