Acute cerebellar ataxia in a 5-year-old boy. Clinical warnings

A case of acute cerebellar ataxia caused by ECHO virus 30.5-year-old boy admitted to the Clinic of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Warsaw, in September, 1996, complaining of headache, dizziness, weakness, somnolence, dysarthria and an unsteady walk. On neurological examination he had imparied coor...

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Published inWiadomości lekarskie (1960) Vol. 51; no. 7-8; p. 383
Main Authors Mrozińska, M, Horwath, A, Ostoja-Chrzastowski, W
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 1998
Subjects
Acute Disease
Cerebellar Ataxia - diagnosis
Cerebellar Ataxia - virology
Child, Preschool
Echovirus Infections - cerebrospinal fluid
Echovirus Infections - virology
Humans
Male
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Summary:A case of acute cerebellar ataxia caused by ECHO virus 30.5-year-old boy admitted to the Clinic of Gastroenterology and Nutrition in Warsaw, in September, 1996, complaining of headache, dizziness, weakness, somnolence, dysarthria and an unsteady walk. On neurological examination he had imparied coordination, rombergism, generalized hypotonia. There was no history of exposure to contagious diseases, ear discharge, convulsions, trauma. Parents suggested that the child could have swallowed an unidentified pill--toxicological tests ruled out poisoning. The diagnosis is based on the clinical examination and amplification ECHO virus from CSF.
ISSN:0043-5147