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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017)

Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC): A Case Report

  • Afagh HASSANZADEH RAD
  • Vahid AMINZADEH

Iranian Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 11 No. 1 (2017), , Page 75-77
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v11i1.10862 Published 1 January 2017

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How to Cite This Article: Hassanzadeh Rad A, Aminzadeh V. Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC): A Case Report. Iran
J Child Neurol. Winter 2017; 11(1):75-77.

Abstract

Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a specific type of encephalopathy. After viral infection, it can be diagnosed by bilateral symmetrical lesions predominantly observed in thalami & brainstem of infants & children.

Although, it is commonly occurred in Japanese and Taiwanese population. The goal of this article is to report a rare case of ANEC in a 15 months old girl infant from Thaleghani Hospital, Ramian, Gorgan, northern Iran.

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Keywords:
  • Anec
  • Encephalopathy
  • Thalamus
  • Brain Stem
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HASSANZADEH RAD, A., & AMINZADEH, V. (2017). Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC): A Case Report. Iranian Journal of Child Neurology, 11(1), 75-77. https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v11i1.10862
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