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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2022

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy.

Roberto Hernandez, Richi Ota, Yasier Medina, Yaimara Hernandez, Parunyou Julayanont, Henrik Wilms

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Influenza A-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in An Immunocompetent Adult.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roberto HernandezDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9405-6213
Richi OtaDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.
Yasier MedinaDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.
Yaimara HernandezDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.
Parunyou JulayanontDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.
Henrik WilmsDepartment of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas.
Texas Tech University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus infection is a rare cause of neurological complications, with acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) being among the deadliest. Due to the low incidence of ANE, literature about its association with influenza B infection is limited. We present the case of a 29-year-old previously healthy man with an imaging and clinical diagnosis of influenza B virus infection and sudden decline in mental status. Magnetic resonance imaging showed multifocal areas of abnormal T2 FLAIR signal and restricted diffusion without significant enhancement, with negative mircobiological studies of cerebrospinal fluid. The patient died despite multiple treatments including an antiviral, steroids, and intravenous immunoglobulin. Due to ANE's more common presentation during childhood, this case report represents one of the few available publications in the adult population.

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acute necrotizing encephalitisinfluenza Bneurological complications

Identifiers

PMID35991737
PMCPMC9373783
OpenAlexW4283699103

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