Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion in Kawasaki disease
Herein we describe the case of a 7‐month‐old girl with Kawasaki disease (KD) in whom status epilepticus with fever developed on day 3 and cluster of seizures on day 6 of illness, followed by severe disturbance of consciousness afterward. Diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging on day 6 of illn...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatrics international 2017-12, Vol.59 (12), p.1276-1278 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Herein we describe the case of a 7‐month‐old girl with Kawasaki disease (KD) in whom status epilepticus with fever developed on day 3 and cluster of seizures on day 6 of illness, followed by severe disturbance of consciousness afterward. Diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging on day 6 of illness showed diffuse high signals in the bilateral subcortical white matter, while electroencephalogram indicated low‐voltage slow waves. This indicated acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD); severe neurological sequelae remained. This is the first report of AESD as a complication of KD. |
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ISSN: | 1328-8067 1442-200X |
DOI: | 10.1111/ped.13431 |