Abstract:Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) of childhood is characterized by encephalopathy presenting with symmetrical multiple necrotic brain lesions along with multiple organ involvement. Affected children often present dramatic and profound neurologic deficits after prodromal viral infection symptoms. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy with acute necrotizing encephalitis related to Mycoplasma pneumoniae who managed to recover from severe neurocognitive impairment. A previously healthy 4-yearold boy had travel… Show more
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