Central nervous system involvement in patients with rotavirus gastroenteritis.
Two children with rotavirus gastroenteritis are presented. The first case developed a fatal Reye's syndrome and the other one encephalitis with slow recovery. The rotavirus diagnosis was made in both cases by electron microscopy and a significant rise in antibody titres to Nebraska calf diarrhea virus was seen in one of the two patients.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases
D000914:Antibodies, Viral