Influenza B acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a case report and literature review.

Pediatr Neurol

Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, 2C3 Walter C MacKenzie Health Sciences Centre, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7.

Published: May 2003

The case of a 9-year-old girl with acute encephalopathy with evidence of influenza B virus infection and bilateral basal ganglia lesions is reported. The literature on acute necrotizing encephalopathy is reviewed, and other causes of bilateral basal ganglia lesions are discussed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0887-8994(03)00008-0DOI Listing

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