West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in an immunocompetent adolescent.
This report describes a case of West Nile virus meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy adolescent. Clinical features included fever, altered mental status, and speech difficulty, with subsequent hyperesthesia, ataxia, and motor weakness, all of which eventually resolved completely. Magnetic resonance imaging was remarkable for focal abnormalities in the right temporal and bilateral parietal white matter, as well as the corpus callosum.
DeBiasi
Roberta L
RL
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA.
Parsons
Julie A
JA
Grabert
Brian E
BE
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy