Fulminant Epstein Barr Virus Encephalitis.
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2013-04
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Abstract
Epstein Barr virus (EBV) encephalitis is rare in children but can have severe neurological
complications and sometimes fatal. It can manifest with varied neurological presentations
like meningoencephalitis, brain stem encephalitis, GBS etc. This can appear alone or with
clinical picture of infectious mononucleosis. Establishing a diagnosis of EBV encephalitis is
difficult and consequently molecular, serological and imaging techniques should be used
when investigating a child with encephalitis. To highlight this entity we report two fatal cases of
EBV meningoencephalitis presenting with sole neurological manifestations .
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Encephalitis, Epstein Barr virus
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Mathew Aji George, Parvez Yusuf. Fulminant Epstein Barr Virus Encephalitis. Indian Pediatrics. 2013 April; 50(4): 418-419.