Key result
An 8-year-old boy developed fatal acute necrotizing white matter encephalopathy following probable influenza A/B infection, with atypical findings likely related to superimposed hypoxic-ischemia.
Population
A healthy 8-year-old boy with probable recent influenza A/B infection admitted for refractory seizures
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Raises caution for fatal post-influenza encephalopathy; leaves open mechanisms of atypical necrotizing white matter lesions.
Case Report (n=1)
Reports a fatal case of acute postviral encephalopathy following influenza with atypical necrotizing white matter lesions.
Achiriloaie et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Acute encephalopathy following influenza infection (n=1). Influenza infection was evaluated on Clinical and pathological outcome. An 8-year-old boy developed fatal acute necrotizing white matter encephalopathy following probable influenza A/B infection, with atypical findings likely related to superimposed hypoxic-ischemia.
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