Fulminant encephalopathy in a child with hyperferritinemic sepsis: a case report

Fulminant encephalopathy in a child with hyperferritinemic sepsis: a case report

Abstract Background Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is epidemic in intensive care units and recognized as a fatal complication of sepsis. SAE is characterized by diffuse brain dysfunction and the correct diagnosis of SAE requires ruling out direct central nervous system (CNS) infection or oth...

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Main Authors: Lilin Huang, Shumei Peng, Ronghan Li, Danyu Xie, Dongping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Fulminant
Sepsis-associated encephalopathy
Hyperferritinemic sepsis
Diffuse white matter abnormalities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01661-z

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