title: Balance and gait abnormalities of a child with West Nile virus infection.
abstract: We describe a case of a previously healthy 2-year-old female patient with rash, fever and vomiting for 10 days who presented for medical attention with acute profound balance and gait disturbances and intentional movement dysmetria. West Nile virus-specific IgM and IgG antibodies were detected in the patient's cerebrospinal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. tmoon@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Troy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nadimpalli
authors.forename: Emily B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Myriam A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Russell B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Van Dyke
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D004856:Postural Balance; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M