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Acute Febrile Encephalopathy

MedGen UID:
894379
Concept ID:
C4277639
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Encephalitis Syndrome; Acute Encephalitis Syndromes; Acute Febrile Encephalopathies; Encephalopathies, Acute Febrile; Encephalopathy, Acute Febrile; Febrile Encephalopathies, Acute

Definition

Acute onset of fever accompanied by seizures, cerebral inflammation and a change in mental status (e.g., confusion, disorientation, and coma). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute Febrile Encephalopathy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Vashishtha VM, Karmakar SA
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Nov;76(11):1185; author reply 1185. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0286-8. PMID: 20072868
Nadel S, Joarder R, Gibson M, Stevens J, Britto J, Habibi P, Owens C
J Accid Emerg Med 1999 Nov;16(6):403-6. doi: 10.1136/emj.16.6.403. PMID: 10572810Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Shashi V, Schoch K, Ganetzky R, Kranz PG, Sondheimer N, Markert ML, Cope H, Sadeghpour A, Roehrs P, Arbogast T, Muraresku C; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Tyndall AV, Esser MJ, Woodward KE, Ping-Yee Au B, Parboosingh JS, Lamont RE, Bernier FP, Wright NAM, Benseler SM, Parsons SJ, El-Dairi M, Smith EC, Valdez P, Tennison M, Innes AM, Davis EE
Genet Med 2023 Sep;25(9):100897. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100897. PMID: 37191094Free PMC Article
Tandale BV, Tomar SJ, Bondre VP, Sapkal GN, Damle RG, Narang R, Qazi MS, Goteti PV, Jain M, Jain D, Guduru VK, Jain J, Gosavi RV, Sekhar VC, Study-Group IE, Pavitrakar DV, Shankarraman V, Mahamuni SA, Salunkhe A, Khude P, Deshmukh PS, Deshmukh PR, Raut AV, Niswade AK, Bansod YV, Narlawar UW, Talapalliwar M, Rathod P, Jha PK, Rao RK, Jyothi K, B PS, M PK, K J KK, Taksande A, Kumar S, Mudey G, Yelke BS, Kamble M, Tankhiwale S
J Clin Virol 2022 Aug;153:105194. Epub 2022 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105194. PMID: 35687988
Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Job M, Mathuram AJ, Turaka VP, Carey RA, Iyyadurai R, Rajan SJ
Trop Doct 2021 Jan;51(1):58-64. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0049475520967916. PMID: 33115328
Karmarkar SA, Aneja S, Khare S, Saini A, Seth A, Chauhan BK
Indian J Pediatr 2008 Aug;75(8):801-5. Epub 2008 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s12098-008-0150-2. PMID: 18769890

Diagnosis

Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Toniolo S, Di Lorenzo F, Scarioni M, Frederiksen KS, Nobili F
J Alzheimers Dis 2021;81(1):75-81. doi: 10.3233/JAD-210008. PMID: 33720900
Job M, Mathuram AJ, Turaka VP, Carey RA, Iyyadurai R, Rajan SJ
Trop Doct 2021 Jan;51(1):58-64. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0049475520967916. PMID: 33115328
Magira EE, Malouchou A, Karathanasi V, Mavropoulou N, Siempos II, Vourlakou C, Sykaras A, Anastasiadis G
Am J Med Sci 2020 Aug;360(2):192-195. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.05.018. PMID: 32540147
van Baalen A, Vezzani A, Häusler M, Kluger G
Neuropediatrics 2017 Feb;48(1):5-18. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1597271. PMID: 27919115

Therapy

Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Webster JJ, Beryl S, George K, Wungram AG, Karuppusami R
Indian Pediatr 2021 Dec 15;58(12):1183-1184. Epub 2021 Sep 22 PMID: 34553688
Magira EE, Malouchou A, Karathanasi V, Mavropoulou N, Siempos II, Vourlakou C, Sykaras A, Anastasiadis G
Am J Med Sci 2020 Aug;360(2):192-195. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.05.018. PMID: 32540147
Thangaraj JWV, Zaman K, Shete V, Pandey AK, Velusamy S, Deoshatwar A, Mittal M, Gupta N, Murhekar M
Indian Pediatr 2020 Jul 15;57(7):619-624. Epub 2020 Mar 12 PMID: 32221056
Specchio N, Fusco L, Claps D, Trivisano M, Longo D, Cilio MR, Valeriani M, Cusmai R, Cappelletti S, Gentile S, Fariello G, Specchio LM, Vigevano F
Eur J Neurol 2011 Jul;18(7):952-61. Epub 2010 Nov 18 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03253.x. PMID: 21087361

Prognosis

Shashi V, Schoch K, Ganetzky R, Kranz PG, Sondheimer N, Markert ML, Cope H, Sadeghpour A, Roehrs P, Arbogast T, Muraresku C; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Tyndall AV, Esser MJ, Woodward KE, Ping-Yee Au B, Parboosingh JS, Lamont RE, Bernier FP, Wright NAM, Benseler SM, Parsons SJ, El-Dairi M, Smith EC, Valdez P, Tennison M, Innes AM, Davis EE
Genet Med 2023 Sep;25(9):100897. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100897. PMID: 37191094Free PMC Article
Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Job M, Mathuram AJ, Turaka VP, Carey RA, Iyyadurai R, Rajan SJ
Trop Doct 2021 Jan;51(1):58-64. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0049475520967916. PMID: 33115328
Tomioka K, Nishiyama M, Nagase H, Ishida Y, Tanaka T, Tokumoto S, Yamaguchi H, Toyoshima D, Maruyama A, Fujita K, Aoki K, Seino Y, Nozu K, Nishimura N, Kurosawa H, Iijima K
Brain Dev 2019 Sep;41(8):691-698. Epub 2019 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.04.012. PMID: 31337523
Kumar P, Pisudde PM, Sarthi PP, Sharma MP, Keshri VR
Natl Med J India 2017 Nov-Dec;30(6):317-320. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.239070. PMID: 30117441

Clinical prediction guides

Shashi V, Schoch K, Ganetzky R, Kranz PG, Sondheimer N, Markert ML, Cope H, Sadeghpour A, Roehrs P, Arbogast T, Muraresku C; Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Tyndall AV, Esser MJ, Woodward KE, Ping-Yee Au B, Parboosingh JS, Lamont RE, Bernier FP, Wright NAM, Benseler SM, Parsons SJ, El-Dairi M, Smith EC, Valdez P, Tennison M, Innes AM, Davis EE
Genet Med 2023 Sep;25(9):100897. Epub 2023 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100897. PMID: 37191094Free PMC Article
Sonneville R, Jaquet P, Vellieux G, de Montmollin E, Visseaux B
Rev Neurol (Paris) 2022 Jan-Feb;178(1-2):48-56. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.12.002. PMID: 34973832
Job M, Mathuram AJ, Turaka VP, Carey RA, Iyyadurai R, Rajan SJ
Trop Doct 2021 Jan;51(1):58-64. Epub 2020 Oct 28 doi: 10.1177/0049475520967916. PMID: 33115328
Fichtman B, Harel T, Biran N, Zagairy F, Applegate CD, Salzberg Y, Gilboa T, Salah S, Shaag A, Simanovsky N, Ayoubieh H, Sobreira N, Punzi G, Pierri CL, Hamosh A, Elpeleg O, Harel A, Edvardson S
Am J Hum Genet 2019 Jul 3;105(1):48-64. Epub 2019 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.05.003. PMID: 31178128Free PMC Article
Jumanne S, Meda J, Hokororo A, Leshabari K
J Trop Pediatr 2018 Oct 1;64(5):426-433. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmx090. PMID: 29206991

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