Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion associated with Streptococcus sanguinis sepsis

• Main Authors: Hitoshi Awaguni (Author), Jun Shinozuka (Author), Shin-ichiro Tanaka (Author), Sayaka Kadowaki (Author), Shigeru Makino (Author), Rikken Maruyama (Author), Yosuke Shigematsu (Author), Kenji Hamaoka (Author), Shinsaku Imashuku (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) develops in association with systemic as well as central nervous system (CNS) viral or bacterial infections. AESD is most often noted with influenza or human herpesvirus 6 infection in previously healthy infants. However,...