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Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood Associated with Human Metapneumovirus

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Regional Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (RVDRL), Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India (GoI) for carrying out the viral studies in the Department of Virology, PGIMER, Chandigarh.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Inzamam Choudhary, Sudeep KC & Suresh Kumar Angurana

  2. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre (APC), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    Pawan Kumar

  3. Department of Virology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India

    Ishani Bora, Subhabrata Sarkar & Radha Kant Ratho

  4. Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India

    Sameer Vyas

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Axial T2-weighted (a), FLAIR (b and c), Susceptibility weighted images (SWI, d), Diffusion weighted (e and f, b = 1000 s/mm2), and Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC, g and h) MRI brain images showing altered signal intensities with patchy diffusion restriction involving bilateral thalami, dorsal brainstem, external capsule/insula, mamillary bodies, and temporal lobes. In addition, multiple tiny punctuate hemorrhages are seen in thalami (d).

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Choudhary, I., KC, S., Kumar, P. et al. Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood Associated with Human Metapneumovirus. Indian J Pediatr 91, 203–204 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04692-9

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