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Thomas G. Cleary, MD; Werner Henle, MD; Larry K. Pickering, MD

JAMA. 1980;243(2):148-149.

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MENINGOENCEPHALITIS, Bell's palsy, transverse myelitis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome has been associated with infectious mononucleosis. Recently, patients with these neurologic complications have had serologic studies performed that link these conditions to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections.^1,2 The association of acute cerebellar ataxia with infectious mononucleosis is rare in adults^3-9 and children,¹⁰ and patients with this condition have not had extensive serologic confirmation of EBV infections. We describe here a child who had an EBV infection manifesting as acute cerebellar ataxia.

Report of a Case

A 7-year-old girl was admitted to the pediatric service of the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, with a four-week history of increasing clumsiness and ataxia. Several days prior to the development of difficulty walking, she had complained of headache, nausea, and vomiting. She did not have sore throat, fever, or rash. The only medication she was receiving was aspirin. Physical examination showed a temperature . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics and the Program in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston (Drs Cleary and Pickering); and the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Virology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (Dr Henle).

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Program in Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical School, 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030 (Dr Pickering).

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