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COVID-19-Associated Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy: A Case Report
Faezeh Fazelnia1, Sahar Hasani2, Fatemeh Zamani3
1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iranian Journal of Child Neurology
|December 11, 2023
Summary
A rare brain complication of COVID-19, acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE), can affect children. This case highlights ANE in a 5-month-old, emphasizing the need for more pediatric case reports.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
- Pediatrics
Background:
- COVID-19 primarily causes pulmonary symptoms, but central nervous system (CNS) involvement is increasingly reported.
- Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare but severe CNS complication of viral infections, including COVID-19.
- While ANE has been documented in adults with COVID-19, pediatric cases are infrequent.

