Acute cerebellar ataxia and infectious mononucleosis.
A 28-year-old man, who presented with acute cerebellar ataxia, was found to have haematological features of infectious mononucleosis. There was serological evidence of recent infection with Epstein-Barr virus. It is speculated that cerebellar dysfunction results from virus-induced inflammatory changes within the central nervous system.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
D000914:Antibodies, Viral