Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome attributable to West Nile encephalitis: a case report.
Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome attributable to West Nile encephalitis: a case report.
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DOI：
10.1186/1752-1947-8-232
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发表时间：
2014-06-26
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Birlutiu, Rares Mircea
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作者：
Birlutiu, Victoria;Birlutiu, Rares Mircea
INTRODUCTION: Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a very rare neurological disorder associated with some viral infections and exceptionally with the West Nile virus.CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old Caucasian woman presented with fever, dizziness, balance difficulties, vomiting, dancing eye, altered speech, tremor, generalized myoclonus and failure to rise or stand. Our objective is to describe a patient with West Nile infection, which was identified both in her serum and cerebrospinal fluid and was associated with encephalitis and opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome.CONCLUSIONS: Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome continued for 4 weeks after onset, when she died. There was no evidence for any other etiology responsible for her opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. Her opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome appeared associated with West Nile encephalitis and had an unfavorable evolution despite treatment.
