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Query: UMLS:C0038220 (status epilepticus)
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Acute encephalopathy with febrile convulsive status epilepticus (AEFCSE) is the most common type of acute encephalopathy in childhood in Japan, which develops with prolonged febrile convulsion, followed by mild unconsciousness. It is generally sporadic and nonrecurrent. In this report, a 1-year-old girl showed signs of AEFCSE triggered by respiratory syncytial virus infection. Two years later, she presented with AEFCSE triggered by influenza virus infection, resulting in severe neurologic sequelae. The patient had a thermolabile genotype of carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) variations consisting of three single nucleotide polymorphisms in exons 4 [1055T > G/F352C and 1102G > A/V368I] and 5 [1939A > G/M647V]. The polymorphism has been identified as a genetic predisposition for acute encephalopathy. This report presents the first case of recurrent encephalopathy with CPT II variations that may partially associate with pathogenesis of recurrent AEFCSE.
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PMID:A case of recurrent acute encephalopathy with febrile convulsive status epilepticus with carnitine palmitoyltransferase II variation. 2345 Mar 41

We encountered two children with acute encephalopathy associated with unique clinical manifestations. Both the patients had status epilepticus at onset and neuroimaging studies revealed marked brain edema and bilateral thalamic lesions. Although they were treated with steroids and immunoglobulin, their outcomes were very poor. A thermolabile variant of carnitine palmitoyltransferase II and an elevated interleukin-6 level in cerebrospinal fluid were observed in one patient each. The constellation of clinical and neuroimaging findings in our patients is apparently not consistent with any established subtype of acute encephalopathy/encephalitis.
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PMID:Fulminant encephalopathy with marked brain edema and bilateral thalamic lesions. 2433 16