Intravenous Immunoglobulin: A Good Choice for Acute Cerebellar Ataxia Associated with Varicella

Postinfectious cerebellar ataxia is the most common cause of acute ataxia in childhood. The most frequently associated viral agent is varicella. Acute cerebellar ataxia is considered benign, and its symptoms usually diminish within several weeks. We describe a 5-year-old boy who developed gait disor...

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Autores principales: Kılavuz, Fatma G, Ekici, Arzu, Onur, Hatice, Ekici, Deniz, Orcan, Cengiz G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937103
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JPN.JPN_79_18
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Sumario:Postinfectious cerebellar ataxia is the most common cause of acute ataxia in childhood. The most frequently associated viral agent is varicella. Acute cerebellar ataxia is considered benign, and its symptoms usually diminish within several weeks. We describe a 5-year-old boy who developed gait disorder and garble speech 2 weeks after chicken pox and who was successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.

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