West Nile virus encephalitis in a child with left-side weakness.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
West Nile virus typically causes self-limited fever with flulike symptoms; pediatric cases are rare. We report a unique case involving a 7-year-old girl with left-side weakness and focal temporal lobe findings resembling herpes encephalitis.
Medical subject headings
- Encephalitis, Viral
- Temporal Lobe
- West Nile Fever
- West Nile virus