Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion associated with Epstein-Barr virus

Nobuyuki Nosaka, Yoshinori Ito, Shinya Hara
DOI: 10.4236/ojped.2011.14017                

Abstract

We report the case of a 12 month-old female diagnosed with acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion. Epstein-Barr virus DNA was detected in both cerebrospinal fluid (511 copies/mL) and in serum (828 copies/mL) during the early stage of disease, suggesting a role for this virus in pathogenesis.

Keywords

Acute Encephalopathy with Biphasic Seizures and Late Reduced Diffusion; Acute Encephalopathy; Epstein-Barr Virus; MRI

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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