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Adolescent onset of susceptibility to acute infection-induced encephalopathy-9 mimicking immune-mediated encephalitis.
BMJ case reports - 10 Aug 2026
Gowda Vykuntaraju K, Varghese Archana, Srinivasan Varunvenkat M, Nayyer Amena
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An early adolescent boy, born to a consanguineously married couple, with mild baseline developmental delay, presented with fever-triggered acute encephalopathy manifesting as ataxia, tremors and seizures. Neuroimaging revealed multifocal, symmetric involvement of the insular cortex, basal ganglia, temporo-occipital regions and cerebellum with diffusion restriction. Extensive infectious, autoimmune and metabolic...
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