Peripheral nervous system manifestations of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-induced haemolytic uremic syndrome in children

Abstract Background The Neurological involvement is the most common extra-renal complication of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli-hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or typical HUS. On brain magnetic resonance examination, main neurological signs encompass acute lesions of the basal ganglia and the white ma...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Main Authors:	Luisa Santangelo, Giuseppe Stefano Netti, Diletta Domenica Torres, Giovanni Piscopo, Vincenza Carbone, Luciana Losito, Leonardo Milella, Maria Luigia Lasorella, Pasquale Conti, Delio Gagliardi, Maria Chironna, Federica Spadaccino, Elena Bresin, Antonio Trabacca, Elena Ranieri, Mario Giordano
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-09-01
Subjects:	Hemolytic uremic syndrome Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Peripheral nervous system Eculizumab Plasma exchange Neurorehabilitation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01133-1