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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy

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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANEC) is a rare disease well recognized in Japan but has not yet been reported from Indian subcontinent. We describe here a case of ANEC with the neuroimaging findings. P. vivax infection was detected as an associated finding and the treatment given.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    Sucheta Yadav, Vikram Kumar & Rakesh Lodha

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    Chandan Jyoti Das

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Yadav, S., Das, C.J., Kumar, V. et al. Acute necrotizing encephalopathy. Indian J Pediatr 77, 307–309 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0261-4

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