Hashimoto's encephalopathy: identification and long-term outcome in children.

Objective: To identify the clinical findings of Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) in children and assess their neurological outcome.

Methods: In this retrospective observational study of 42 children with encephalitis dominated by acute neuro-behavioral features, eight met the diagnostic criteria of HE. Their biological, EEG and brain MRI characteristics were compared to those of the other 34 children.

A child with mutism after bilateral thalamic infarction.

The occurence of mutism after thalamic lesions has rarely been observed before adulthood. We report a 6.5-year-old girl who presented with sudden mutism with a decreased level of alertness.

[A cause of acute encephalitis: primary infection due to Epstein-Barr virus].

Unlabelled: The neurologic complications of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) primary infection are frequently overlooked, yet EBV is responsible for some cases of acute encephalitis. We report on a case of an infant with acute brain-stem encephalitis during EBV primary infection.

Observation: A 22-month-old boy was admitted to the hospital for acute neurological symptoms.

[Central pontine myelinolysis: apropos of 2 case in children].

Background: Central pontine myelinolysis has been rarely reported in children. This report concerns two children, aged 4 1/2 years.

Case Reports: The main clinical features were altered level of consciousness, tetraplegia and signs of brain stem dysfunctions.

[Phlebothrombosis revealing Behçet's disease in a 13-year-old adolescent].

Background: Behçet's disease is rare in children and is exceptionally revealed by thrombophlebitis at this age of life.

Case Report: A girl, aged 13 years, was admitted after having suffered from thrombophlebitis of the right leg for 6 weeks. Her medical history included frequent attacks of aphthous stomatitis and conjunctivitis and one episode of iritis.