Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in 3 Brothers
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in PEDIATRICS
- Vol. 125 (3), e693-e698
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-1984
Abstract
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a devastating and rapidly progressive neurologic disorder that occurs in healthy children after common viral infections. Typically, ANE is sporadic and does not recur. However, familial (ANE1) and recurrent cases have been reported and were recently linked to mutations in RANBP2 (RAN-binding protein 2). We report here a multiply affected kindred with recurrent familial ANE. These affected male siblings (a set of twins and their older brother) all presented with prodromal fever and upper respiratory tract infection that progressed within 72 hours to seizures, coma, and ultimately death, a course that is typical of ANE. It should be noted that 1 brother was treated with early aggressive management, including corticosteroids, and he survived for an additional 5 years. This represents the second reported case of familial ANE in the United States and the only case of male siblings with consanguineous parents. We hope that early recognition and growing awareness can lead to more effective treatment and better outcomes in the future.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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