Key result
Intravenous dexamethasone is linked to dramatic clinical improvement in an infant with enteroviral rhomboencephalitis.
Population
1 7-month-old Caucasian male infant with acute onset of neurologic deterioration diagnosed with brainstem…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Supports further exploration of dexamethasone for enteroviral rhomboencephalitis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet alter practice.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a 7-month-old infant with enteroviral brainstem encephalitis who showed dramatic clinical and radiographic improvement following treatment with intravenous dexamethasone.
Chang et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Enteroviral rhomboencephalitis (n=1). Intravenous dexamethasone was evaluated. A 7-month-old infant with enteroviral rhomboencephalitis presenting without typical antecedent symptoms showed dramatic clinical improvement after treatment with intravenous dexamethasone.
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