Case 128. 

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (1 y-o M)
　 　 　 　
　
Consciousness disturbance killing the infant in three days
 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 In the thalamus, perivascular fresh hemorrhage and spongy edema are observed without inflammatory infiltration (HE). The features are consistent with acute encephalopathy accompanying symmetrical low densities in bilateral thalamus on CT scan (Mizuguchi).