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DictionarySeeencephalomyelitisacute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis
acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis[ə′kyüt ‚nek·rə′tīz·iŋ hem·ə′raj·ik en‚sef·ə·lō‚mī·ə′līd·əs] (medicine) A sudden, severe central nervous system disease with variable symptoms; pathology includes hemorrhages and necrosis of the white matter. acute necrotizing hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis
a·cute nec·ro·tiz·ing hem·or·rhag·ic en·ceph·a·lo·my·e·li·tisa fulminating demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that affects mainly children and young adults. Almost always preceded by a respiratory infection, characterized by the abrupt onset of fever, headache, confusion, and nuchal rigidity, soon followed by focal seizures, hemiplegia, or quadriplegia, brainstem findings, and coma; the CSF shows evidence of an inflammatory process; due to the massive destruction of the white matter of one or both hemispheres, often accompanied by similar destruction of the white matter of the brainstem and cerebellar peduncles; of unknown etiology. Synonym(s): acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, acute necrotizing hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis, Hurst diseaseSee ANHE See ANHE |