Journal article
A 20-Month-Old Girl With Fever, Seizures, Hemiparesis, and Brain Lesions Requiring a Diagnostic Brain Biopsy
Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.26, pp.80-82
07/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2017.03.012
PMID: 29961528
Abstract
We report a case of a 20-month-old girl with atypical presentation of a fairly common condition. She presented with acute onset of fever, seizures, and hemiparesis. Her cerebrospinal fluid showed total nucleated cells 10/mm
with lymphocyte dominance. Polymerase chain reaction was negative for herpes simplex virus. Computed tomography of head showed a cerebral hemorrhage of the left frontal lobe and small subarachnoid hemorrhage in the right frontal region. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple foci of hyperintensity in bilateral parietal lobes and right basal ganglia. She remained clinically stable without a specific therapy. Her diagnosis was made after a brain biopsy.
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- Title: Subtitle
- A 20-Month-Old Girl With Fever, Seizures, Hemiparesis, and Brain Lesions Requiring a Diagnostic Brain Biopsy
- Creators
- Satsuki Matsumoto - Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA. Electronic address: satsuki-matsumoto@uiowa.eduEiyu Matsumoto - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.26, pp.80-82
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.spen.2017.03.012
- PMID
- 29961528
- ISSN
- 1071-9091
- eISSN
- 1558-0776
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2018
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neurology (Pediatrics); Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094878102771
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