Co-existence of Chiari malformation type I and Epstein-Barr virus meningoencephalitis in a 3-year-old child: case report and review of the literature.
In the present report we describe an unusual case of a 3-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital with Epstein-Barr virus meningoencephalitis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse abnormalities in white matter and Chiari I malformation with cervical and thoracic hydro-syringomyelia.
Solomou
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 00 Rio, Greece. solomou@med.upatras.gr
Krepis
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Kotsarini
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Badra
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Patriarcheas
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Papanastasiou
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D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000821:virology*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed