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. 2022 Jul;61(7):493-498.
doi: 10.1177/00099228221084422. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Pediatric Encephalopathy and Complex Febrile Seizures

Amanda Yaworski  1 , Rashid Alobaidi  2 , Natarie Liu  1 , Janette Mailo  1 , Janani Kassiri  1
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Pediatric Encephalopathy and Complex Febrile Seizures

Amanda Yaworski et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 Jul.
No abstract available

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Axial T2 imaging on day 6 of illness shows cortical thickening and increased T2 signal (a) as well as diffusion restriction (b) and corresponding apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) changes (c) in a bright tree appearance, sparing the rolandic area.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Imaging completed on day 8 of illness shows cortical inflammation on axial T2 (a) with associated diffusion restriction (b) and corresponding ADC changes (c) diffusely in a bright tree appearance.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Imaging completed on day 5 of illness shows diffusion restriction (a) and corresponding ADC changes (b) diffusely in a bright tree appearance with corresponding cortical inflammation on axial T2 (c). Repeat axial T2 images (d) 1 month after presentation display diffuse cerebral volume loss and increased cortical T2 signal.
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