کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6042492 1189792 2013 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Clinical ObservationsCerebellar Mutism and Reversible Cytotoxic Edema in Influenza B-Associated Encephalopathy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب تکاملی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Clinical ObservationsCerebellar Mutism and Reversible Cytotoxic Edema in Influenza B-Associated Encephalopathy
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundInfluenza virus-associated neurological complications are rare, though well-documented, especially in children. Encephalopathy and seizures are the most common complications and are typically associated with influenza A infection. Cerebellar mutism has been rarely reported in association with influenza B infection.PatientWe describe a 3-year-old boy who presented with cough, fever, altered mental status, seizure, hypotonia, and mutism. He tested positive for influenza B virus. His brain magnetic resonance imaging showed reversible cytotoxic edema limited to the middle cerebellar peduncles and the dentate nuclei. Other viral, vascular, toxic, and metabolic causes were ruled out.ConclusionOur patient represents a case of cerebellar mutism associated with influenza B encephalopathy in which the brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showed reversible cytotoxic edema limited to the middle cerebellar peduncles and the dentate nuclei. This clinicoradiological correlation supports other reports in which the dentate nuclei play a major rule in the pathogenesis of cerebellar mutism.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Pediatric Neurology - Volume 49, Issue 6, December 2013, Pages 489-492
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