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Acute Fulminant Cerebral Edema: A Newly Recognized Phenotype in Children With Suspected Encephalitis.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society - 3 Apr 2021
Krishnan Preetha, Glenn Orit A, Samuel Michael C, Sheriff Heather, Foster-Barber Audrey, Sejvar James J, Roy-Burman Arup, Wadford Debra A, Preas Christopher P, Tureen Jay H, Glaser Carol A
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BACKGROUND: Encephalitis is a severe neurological syndrome associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The California Encephalitis Project (CEP) enrolled patients for more than a decade. A subset of patients with acute and fulminant cerebral edema was noted. METHODS: All pediatric encephalitis patients with cerebral edema referred to the CEP between 1998 and 2012 were reviewed. A case definition was...
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