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CHILDREN-BASEL
卷 10, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/children10040668
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cerebellar incoordination; ataxia; infectious mononucleosis; intravenous immunoglobulin therapy
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This article reported a case of a female patient who developed acute cerebellar ataxia after being infected with EBV. The symptoms were rapidly resolved with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. The effectiveness of the treatment method was evaluated and compared with published data.
Background: infectious mononucleosis is very common during childhood and neurological manifestations are extremely rare. However, when they occur, an appropriate treatment must be undertaken to reduce morbidity and mortality as well as to ensure appropriate management. Methods: we describe the clinical and neurological records of a female patient with post-EBV acute cerebellar ataxia, whose symptoms rapidly resolved with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Afterwards, we compared our results with published data. Results: we reported the case of an adolescent female with a 5-day history of sudden asthenia, vomiting, dizziness, and dehydration, with a positive monospot test and hypertransaminasemia. In the following days, she developed acute ataxia, drowsiness, vertigo, and nystagmus with a positive EBV IgM titer, confirming acute infectious mononucleosis. The patient was clinically diagnosed with EBV-associated acute cerebellitis. A brain MRI showed no acute changes and a CT scan showed hepatosplenomegaly. She started therapy with acyclovir and dexamethasone. After a few days, because of her condition's deterioration, she received intravenous immunoglobulin and demonstrated a good clinical response. Conclusions: although there are no consensus guidelines for the treatment of post-infectious acute cerebellar ataxia, early intervention with intravenous immunoglobulin might prevent adverse outcomes, especially in cases that do not respond to high-dose steroid therapy.
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