title: Syndrome of opsoclonus-myoclonus caused by Coxsackie B3 infection.
abstract: Coxsackie B3 was cultured from 2 children who presented within two weeks of each other from the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, area showing opsoclonus and myoclonus. The organism was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of 1 patient and from the stools of both. Both children had cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and gradual, spontaneous resolution of their symptoms.
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications*; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome