title: Near-fatal cerebellar swelling caused by acute multifocal cerebellar necrosis.
abstract: We report a case of acute near-fatal cerebellar swelling, which was accompanied by multifocal cerebellar necrosis. Acute, near-fatal cerebellar swelling is a rare problem thought to be of parainfectious aetiology. Initiation by multifocal cerebellar necrosis has not been reported so far with this disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Burri
authors.forename: Joachim K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Krauss
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schroth
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steinlin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009336:Necrosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013256:Steroids; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D013256:Steroids