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Flu complication that causes severe brain disease is rising in kids, doctors warn

UNITED STATES, JUL 30 – A study of 41 cases over two flu seasons links the rise of acute necrotizing encephalopathy in children to severe flu and low vaccination rates, with 27% fatalities reported.

Summary by NBC Chicago
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 flu symptoms to seizures, coma, or even death within days. Most ar…

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
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