Deep cerebral venous thrombosis mimicking influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a case report

Deep cerebral venous thrombosis mimicking influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a case report

Abstract Background Acute necrotizing encephalopathy is one of the most devastating neurological complications of influenza virus infection. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy preferentially affects the thalamus bilaterally, as does deep cerebral venous thrombosis, which can lead to misdiagnosis. Case...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Taniguchi, Sho Nakajima, Arisa Hayashida, Takuma Kuroki, Hiroto Eguchi, Yutaka Machida, Nobutaka Hattori, Hideto Miwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Influenza
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Deep cerebral venous thrombosis
Thalamus
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1444-7

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