A Rare Case Report of Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood
نویسندگان
1 Student Research committee, Clinical Research Development Unit (CRDU), Sayad Shirazi Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
2 BSc of Nursing, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
3 Medical Student, Student Research committee, School of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
4 Child and neonate Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
5 Child and neonate Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
6 Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran.
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10.22037/ijcn.v14i1.19455چکیده
Background: Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in childhood (ANEC) is a kind of fast growing illness accompanied with progressive Encephalopathy. The aim of this article is to report a rare case of ANEC in a 4-year-old boy with bilateral thalamic necrosis and a nonfatal outcome. Case Report: The patient was a 4-year-old Iranian boy who had no prior history of health problems and hospitalization except for a period of jaundice and phototherapy as a neonate. In the neurological consultation a brain MRI was requested for the patient to analyze the possibility of brain damage, which showed the involvement of cerebellum, thalamus and the existence of basal ganglia which led to the diagnosis of ANEC. Conclusion: In conclusion, although ANEC is a rare disease, it should not be underestimated.
