Early High-Dose Methylprednisolone Therapy Is Associated with Better Outcomes in Children with Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy

Background: The neurologic outcomes of acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) are very poor, with a mortality rate of up to 40% and fewer than 10% of patients surviving without neurologic deficits. Steroid and immunoglobulin treatments have been the most commonly used options for ANE, but their ther...

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Autores principales: Chang, Han-Pi, Hsia, Shao-Hsuan, Lin, Jainn-Jim, Chan, Oi-Wa, Chiu, Chun-Che, Lee, En-Pei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8870393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35204857
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9020136