Encephalitis,Acute Necrotizing

《英文msh詞典》Encephalitis,Acute Necrotizing
[同義詞] Encephalitis,Acute Necrotizing
[主題詞] Leukoencephalitis,Acute Hemorrhagic
[中文釋義] 腦炎,急性壞死性
[英文釋義] A fulminant and often fatal demyelinating disease of the brain which primarily affects young adults and children. Clinical features include the rapid onset of weakness,SEIZURES,and COMA. It may follow a viral illness or MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE infections but in most instances there is no precipitating event. Pathologic examination reveals marked perivascular demyelination and necrosis of white matter with microhemorrhages. (Adams et al.,Principles of Neurology,6th ed,pp924-5)