Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood: A Multicenter Experience in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Fahad A. Bashiri (Author), Sultan Al Johani (Author), Muddathir H. Hamad (Author), Amal Y. Kentab (Author), Ali H. Alwadei (Author), Khalid Hundallah (Author), Hamdi H. Hasan (Author), Walaa Alshuaibi (Author), Lamyaa Jad (Author), Muhammad Talal Alrifai (Author), Abrar Hudairi (Author), Rana Al Sheikh (Author), Asma'a Alenizi (Author), Nawaf A. Alharthi (Author), Tayseer A. Abdelmagid (Author), Duaa Ba-Armah (Author), Mustafa A. Salih (Author), Brahim Tabarki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a rapidly progressing encephalopathy characterized by fever, depressed level of consciousness, and seizures. Diagnosis depends on clinical presentation and characteristic neuroimaging findings of abnormal signal intensity involving...