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ArticleThe Neurohospitalist2022

Hyper-Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy-Like Syndrome in Early Pregnancy.

Brandon B Holmes, Amber Nolan, Charmian Wong, Chung-Huan Sun

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Article in The Neurohospitalist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brandon B HolmesDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-840X
Amber NolanDepartment of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Charmian WongDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Chung-Huan SunDepartment of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neuropathology, Neuroradiology and Emergency Medicine (R25)R25NS070680 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JOSEPHSON, SCOTT ANDREW · 2010 to 2023
$6.8M
NINDS NIH HHS R25 NS070680
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare and life-threatening disease. It is caused by a cytokine-mediated injury to the brain with characteristic hemorrhagic and edematous lesions involving the bilateral thalami, brainstem, and other subcortical structures. The disease is commonly associated with antecedent viral triggers such as influenza, parainfluenza, and more recently, SARS-CoV-2, with subsequent neurologic deterioration occurring within days to weeks. Here, we present a case of a pregnant adult woman who developed a hyperacute form of ANE, progressing to brain death within 36 hours of symptom onset. Her diagnosis was confirmed via brain imaging, CSF studies, and neurohistopathological analysis. This case highlights the importance of establishing an early diagnosis for this under-recognized disease, and also suggests an association between ANE and early pregnancy.

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cytokine storminfectionneuroinflammationneuropathology

Identifiers

PMID34950393
PMCPMC8689535
OpenAlexW3156614613

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