Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature
Rotavirus is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. It is known that neurological manifestations like seizures, encephalopathy and encephalitis can rarely be seen due to rotavirus infections. Cerebellar involvement is extremely rare. We present an uncommon neurol...
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Rotavirus is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. It is known that neurological manifestations like seizures, encephalopathy and encephalitis can rarely be seen due to rotavirus infections. Cerebellar involvement is extremely rare. We present an uncommon neurological manifestation of rotavirus infection in a 4-year-old Turkish child who presented with hypotonia, reduced consciousness and mutism. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffusion abnormalities in the splenium of corpus callosum and nucleus dentatus bilaterally. She was diagnosed with rotavirus cerebellitis. She improved well with dexamethasone and intravenous immunoglobulin but still has dysarthria and poor fine motor coordination.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bc652f938f149919f1e42dc9b731bdb2025-08-20T02:55:41ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212020-02-0162110.24953/turkjped.2020.01.017Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literatureCem Paketçi0Pınar Edem1Derya Okur2Fatma Ceren Sarıoğlu3Handan Güleryüz4Erhan Bayram5Semra Hız Kurul6Uluç Yiş7Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Pediatric Radiology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Pediatric Radiology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.Divisions of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey. Rotavirus is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. It is known that neurological manifestations like seizures, encephalopathy and encephalitis can rarely be seen due to rotavirus infections. Cerebellar involvement is extremely rare. We present an uncommon neurological manifestation of rotavirus infection in a 4-year-old Turkish child who presented with hypotonia, reduced consciousness and mutism. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffusion abnormalities in the splenium of corpus callosum and nucleus dentatus bilaterally. She was diagnosed with rotavirus cerebellitis. She improved well with dexamethasone and intravenous immunoglobulin but still has dysarthria and poor fine motor coordination. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/419central nervous system infectionencephalitisencephalopathymutismrotavirus |
| spellingShingle | Cem Paketçi Pınar Edem Derya Okur Fatma Ceren Sarıoğlu Handan Güleryüz Erhan Bayram Semra Hız Kurul Uluç Yiş Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics central nervous system infection encephalitis encephalopathy mutism rotavirus |
| title | Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature |
| title_full | Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature |
| title_short | Rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis: report of a case and review of the literature |
| title_sort | rotavirus encephalopathy with concomitant acute cerebellitis report of a case and review of the literature |
| topic | central nervous system infection encephalitis encephalopathy mutism rotavirus |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/419 |
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