January 1, 2002Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

Rotavirus Cerebellitis?

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1 previously healthy 3-year-old girl presenting with a 2-day history of vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and acute…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

5 months

Authors

LNLise E. NigrovicBoston Children's Hospital CLCarey N. LumengUniversity of Michigan CLChristopher P. LandriganBrigham and Women's Hospital

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Implication

Consider rotavirus in unexplained cerebellitis; extends extraintestinal reports but remains hypothesis-generating.

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Population

1 previously healthy 3-year-old girl presenting with a 2-day history of vomiting, diarrhea, fever (39.2°C), and acute neurologic symptoms (screaming episodes, hypotonia, mutism).

Intervention

Empirical treatment with steroids (20 mg/kg for 5 days) and placement of an external ventricular drain.

Outcome

Neurologic recovery and resolution of cerebellitis symptoms.

This case report highlights a rare neurologic complication of rotavirus infection, presenting as diffuse cerebellitis with rotavirus detected in the CSF.

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Nigrovic et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be7a1f19228bbb2fb67ca https://doi.org/10.1086/323560

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Rotavirus Cerebellitis?

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