The Mildest Form of Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy Associated with Influenza A

Abstract

We experienced the mildest form of acute necrotizing encephalopathy associated with influenza A. A previously healthy 13-year-old girl had mildly decreased consciousness and delirious behavior lasting for a week. Diffusion-weighted imaging showed mildly high signal intensities in the bilateral thalami, deep white matter in the centrum semiovale, and frontal lobes. Conventional T₁- or T₂-weighted images revealed no abnormalities.

Key words

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy - influenza - diffusion-weighted imaging

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