Yau, MM;
Mok, Q;
Prabhakar, P;
(2011)
A Fatal Case of Brainstem Encephalitis Caused by Human Parechovirus.
The Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics
, 16
(1)
56 - 60.
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Abstract
There is increasing recognition of human parechovirus (HPeV) as a neurotropic virus, especially type 3, which can cause sepsis and encephalitis in young infants. We present a case of neonatal brainstem encephalitis caused by HPeV and review the fifteen published cases in the literature. This is the first report of HPeV causing brainstem encephalitis. Earlier use of polymerase chain reaction testing for HPeV should be considered in appropriate cases.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Fatal Case of Brainstem Encephalitis Caused by Human Parechovirus |
| Open access status: | An open access publication |
| Publisher version: | http://www.hkjpaed.org/issue.asp?journalNo=1&issue... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Brainstem encephalitis, Human parechovirus, Neonate, INFECTION, CHILDREN, ASSOCIATION, SEPSIS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1322192 |
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