Population
9-year-old Caucasian boy with severe encephalitis associated with Group B, Type 5 Coxsackie virus infection
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May prompt enteroviral testing in older children with encephalitis; hypothesis-generating for expanded neurotropism.
This case report highlights the neurotropic potential of Group B Coxsackie viruses to cause severe encephalitis in older children, beyond the typical presentation in infancy.
Stuart H. Walker (1963) studied this question.
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