title: Norovirus-associated encephalopathy.
abstract: Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis. We describe the case of a 23-month-old girl with encephalopathy possibly associated with norovirus infection. The viral genome was detected in stool, serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. This is the first report of encephalopathy potentially caused by norovirus as indicated by the presence of the virus genome in CSF.
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan. hi5-di@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Saoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nezu
authors.forename: Yukoh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aihara
authors.forename: Shuzo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usuku
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Shumpei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
mesh_terms: D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000821:virology*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000821:virology; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics*