An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis

An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis

Acute neurological manifestations of infectious mononucleosis are uncommon and have been predominantly reported in the paediatric population. We report a case of acute Epstein-Barr virus cerebellitis in an adult in whom spontaneous resolution of symptoms and signs occurred after 2 weeks of supportiv...

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Main Authors: Katya Muscat, Ruth Galea, Malcolm Vella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis, cerebellitis
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/519
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spelling doaj-fbff849ceb224f198254b9ba2bbbd63d2020-11-24T21:21:07ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942017-01-014110.12890/2016_000519185An Adult Case of Acute EBV CerebellitisKatya Muscat0Ruth Galea1Malcolm Vella2Department of Medicine, Mater Dei Hospital, MsidaDepartment of Neuroscience, Mater Dei Hospital, MsidaDepartment of Neuroscience, Mater Dei Hospital, MsidaAcute neurological manifestations of infectious mononucleosis are uncommon and have been predominantly reported in the paediatric population. We report a case of acute Epstein-Barr virus cerebellitis in an adult in whom spontaneous resolution of symptoms and signs occurred after 2 weeks of supportive treatment. An infective cause for an acute cerebellar syndrome in an adult must always be considered in the differential diagnosis when appropriate.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/519Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis, cerebellitis
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author Katya Muscat
Ruth Galea
Malcolm Vella
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Ruth Galea
Malcolm Vella
An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis, cerebellitis
author_facet Katya Muscat
Ruth Galea
Malcolm Vella
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title An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
title_short An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
title_full An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
title_fullStr An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
title_full_unstemmed An Adult Case of Acute EBV Cerebellitis
title_sort adult case of acute ebv cerebellitis
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Acute neurological manifestations of infectious mononucleosis are uncommon and have been predominantly reported in the paediatric population. We report a case of acute Epstein-Barr virus cerebellitis in an adult in whom spontaneous resolution of symptoms and signs occurred after 2 weeks of supportive treatment. An infective cause for an acute cerebellar syndrome in an adult must always be considered in the differential diagnosis when appropriate.
topic Epstein-Barr virus, infectious mononucleosis, cerebellitis
url http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/519
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