Cerebral Necrotizing Encephalopathy in a 7-year-old Child after being Infected with COVID-19, A Case Report
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology,
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024),
18 January 2024
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Page 139-144
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijcn.v18i1.39927
Abstract
New daily data on the COVID-19 pandemic are circulating globally. This disease usually appears with respiratory symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and fever. The neurological complications
of the disease are somewhat known in adults but rarely reported inchildren. Acute necrotizingencephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is one of the brain complications associated with Coronavirus disease that usually has a poor prognosis in children. In this case, we report a rare case of a 7-year-old boy who was referred to the hospital with symptoms of convulsions after contracting COVID-19 and developed cerebral necrotizing encephalopathy caused by COVID-19 infection. Although ANEC is a rare disease, clinical examination and MRI and CT scan findings play an essentialrole in diagnosing and treating the disease.
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