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Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn

Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn

Severe flu seasons in recent years have brought to light a little-known danger of influenza infections in kids: a rare brain disease called acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or ANE. It’s a fast-moving condition usually triggered by the flu, causing sudden brain swelling. It’s thought that the virus prompts the immune system to go haywire. Affected children can go from having mild …

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This deadly flu complication has surged in children, study reports – San Francisco Chronicle

This deadly flu complication has surged in children, study reports  San Francisco Chronicle Rare flu complication causing brain swelling is rising in kids, doctors warn  NBC News This Severe Flu-Related Neurologic Complication Occurred Mostly in Healthy Kids  MedPage Today Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, Stanford Medicine-led study finds  Stanford Medicine Clinical Features and outcomes of nine children with Acute Necrotizing …

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