Prospective and observational study on role of Mri in acute febrile encephalopathy in children

Abstract

Background: Acute febrile encephalopathy (AFE) in children is a medical emergency and could be a manifestation of many systemic and central nervous system pathologies as well. The clinical features of AFE are nonspecific and etiological spectrum variable depending on the studied population. The changes in MRI would help us to analyse the associated functional abnormalities. Objectives: To analyze the correlation between the severity of CNS signs, symptoms and the extent of lesions on MRI acute febrile encephalopathy in children and to analyze the variation in lesions found on MRI among different etiology of acute febrile encephalopathy in children.