Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion

Abstract

Acute encephalopathy is a common childhood disease, especially in the nervous system of infants and young children.Recently, a new subtype of childhood acute encephalopathy named acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD)has been reported.The patients present with persistent febrile seizures, long-term cognitive impairment and local brain atrophy.Acute infantile encephalopathy predominantly affecting the frontal lobes is a special type of AESD, which mainly impair the frontal lobe the improvement of understanding and early diagnosis of acute encephalopathy in children is particularly important. Key words: Acute encephalopathy; Febrile convulsive status epilepticus; Cognitive impairment