Epstein barr virus encephalitis in immune-competent children: An under recognized entity
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Fulminant Epstein Barr virus encephalitis.
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis is rare in children but can have severe neurological complications and sometimes fatal. It can manifest with varied neurological presentations like meningoencephalitis, brain stem encephalitis, GBS etc. This can appear alone or with clinical picture of infectious mononucleosis. Establishing a diagnosis of EBV encephalitis is difficult and consequently molec...
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1Hospital São Lucas, MED Medicina Diagnóstica, Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil; 2Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Hospital das Clínicas, Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil. Correspondence: Rodolfo Mendes Queiroz; Rua Bernardino de Campos, 1426; 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil; E-mail: rod_queiroz@h...
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how to cite this article: hashemian s, ashrafzadeh f, akhondian j, beiraghi toosi m. epstein-barr virus encephalitis: a case report. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter;9(1):107-110. abstract many neurologic manifestations of epstein-barr virus (ebv) infection have been documented, including encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, transverse myelitis, and guillain-barre syndrome. these manifestation...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2349-6592
DOI: 10.21304/2018.0501.00311