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John M. Dorman, MD
Stanford University Stanford, Calif

JAMA. 1980;243(16):1631.

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To the Editor.—

I was interested to read of the recent association by Cleary et al (243:148, 1980) of acute cerebellar ataxia with Epstein-Barr virus infection. Their initial listing of neurological complications of infectious mononucleosis omits Reye's syndrome, a complication that we reported several years ago in the pediatric literature.¹ Although it is unlikely to manifest itself as cerebellar ataxia, Reye's syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurological complications of infectious mononucleosis, particularly in young children. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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