Cortical laminar necrosis in an infant with influenza A virus infection

Kazufumi Yaginuma; Masahiro Watanabe; Yuichi Suzuki; Kazuhide Suyama; Koichi Hashimoto; Mitsuaki Hosoya

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2936

Cortical laminar necrosis in an infant with influenza A virus infection

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 1;8(9):1843-1844. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2936. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Kazufumi Yaginuma¹, Masahiro Watanabe¹, Yuichi Suzuki¹, Kazuhide Suyama¹, Koichi Hashimoto¹, Mitsuaki Hosoya¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics Fukushima Medical University Fukushima Japan.

Abstract

Cortical laminar necrosis comprises ischemic neuronal changes and glial reaction. Despite fewer reports in the pediatric population, we encountered a case of cortical laminar necrosis with influenza virus A infection in an infant.

Keywords: cortical laminar necrosis; infant; influenza A virus.