Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections.
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Modlin, JF; Dagan, R; Berlin, LE; Virshup, DM; Yolken, RH; Menegus, M
Published in: Pediatrics
October 1991
We report on four pediatric patients with Enterovirus infections who were admitted to the hospital with signs or symptoms of acute, focal encephalitis. All four experienced focal seizures. Each had a cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis at the initial lumbar puncture. In all four patients the diagnosis of herpes simplex encephalitis was entertained. Each child improved spontaneously within a few days of admission to the hospital, and only one had residual neurologic abnormalities at the time of discharge. A brief review of these cases, and three additional cases from the literature, indicate that the enteroviruses, particularly the group A Coxsackieviruses, are rare causes of acute focal encephalitis in children and adolescents.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Pediatrics
ISSN
0031-4005
Publication Date
October 1991
Volume
88
Issue
4
Start / End Page
841 / 845
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pediatrics
- Male
- Infant
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Humans
- Female
- Enterovirus
- Encephalitis
- Coxsackievirus Infections
- Child, Preschool
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Modlin, J. F., Dagan, R., Berlin, L. E., Virshup, D. M., Yolken, R. H., & Menegus, M. (1991). Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections. Pediatrics, 88(4), 841–845.
Modlin, J. F., R. Dagan, L. E. Berlin, D. M. Virshup, R. H. Yolken, and M. Menegus. “Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections.” Pediatrics 88, no. 4 (October 1991): 841–45.
Modlin JF, Dagan R, Berlin LE, Virshup DM, Yolken RH, Menegus M. Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections. Pediatrics. 1991 Oct;88(4):841–5.
Modlin, J. F., et al. “Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections.” Pediatrics, vol. 88, no. 4, Oct. 1991, pp. 841–45.
Modlin JF, Dagan R, Berlin LE, Virshup DM, Yolken RH, Menegus M. Focal encephalitis with enterovirus infections. Pediatrics. 1991 Oct;88(4):841–845.
Published In
Pediatrics
ISSN
0031-4005
Publication Date
October 1991
Volume
88
Issue
4
Start / End Page
841 / 845
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Pediatrics
- Male
- Infant
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Humans
- Female
- Enterovirus
- Encephalitis
- Coxsackievirus Infections
- Child, Preschool