acute necrotizing encephalitis
MONDO:0003336Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names acute necrotizing encephalitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
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)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003336), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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