title: West Nile virus encephalitis in a child with left-side weakness.
abstract: West Nile virus typically causes self-limited fever with flulike symptoms; pediatric cases are rare. We report a unique case involving a 7-year-old girl with left-side weakness and focal temporal lobe findings resembling herpes encephalitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
authors.forename: Gurpreet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vidwan
authors.forename: Kristina K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puri
authors.forename: Beth H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Stover
authors.forename: Gerard P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rabalais
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000503:physiopathology; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014902:West Nile virus