A 14-year-old girl diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Virus encephalitis with generalized status epilepticus and cardiac arrest. The pathogenic role of Epstein-Barr Virus was identified by a polymerase chain reaction analysis of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid. Cranial computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed no abnormalities. After being admitted to the intensive care unit, the patient exhibited progressive improvement until complete recovery from the disease. Despite the severity of the disease, the patient did not experience long-term sequelae.
Severe, life-threatening Epstein-Barr Virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent adolescent girl / Dell'Orto, Valentina; Bernasconi, Enosb; Pezzoli, Valdo; Queirolo, Sara; Ramelli Gian, Paolo. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY. - ISSN 1304-2580. - 12:4(2014), pp. 217-219. [10.3233/JPN-140666]
Severe, life-threatening Epstein-Barr Virus encephalitis in an immunocompetent adolescent girl
Dell'orto Valentina;
2014-01-01
Abstract
A 14-year-old girl diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Virus encephalitis with generalized status epilepticus and cardiac arrest. The pathogenic role of Epstein-Barr Virus was identified by a polymerase chain reaction analysis of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid. Cranial computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed no abnormalities. After being admitted to the intensive care unit, the patient exhibited progressive improvement until complete recovery from the disease. Despite the severity of the disease, the patient did not experience long-term sequelae.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
