H1N1 Triggered Recurrent Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in a Family with a T653I Mutation in the RANBP2 Gene.

A 28-month old infant presented with fever, vomiting and encephalopathy. MRI findings and family history confirmed a diagnosis of recurrent familial acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE1). We believe that this is the first description implicating the H1N1 viral strain as a trigger and the second re...

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Hlavní autoři: Anand, G, Visagan, R, Chandratre, S, Segal, S, Nemeth, A, Squier, W, Sheerin, F, Neilson, D, Jayawant, S
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2015
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Shrnutí:A 28-month old infant presented with fever, vomiting and encephalopathy. MRI findings and family history confirmed a diagnosis of recurrent familial acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE1). We believe that this is the first description implicating the H1N1 viral strain as a trigger and the second report of a T653I mutation in the RANBP2 gene described in relation to ANE1.