title: Isolated abducens nerve palsy complicating cytomegalovirus infection.
abstract: This report describes an immunocompetent 5-year-old female with isolated abducens nerve palsy complicating a cytomegalovirus infection and documented with polymerase chain reaction performed on cerebrospinal fluid; treatment with ganciclovir was associated with rapid clinical improvement. It may be the first report of cytomegalovirus detected in the central nervous system as a cause of isolated abducens nerve palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. coicoico@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garozzo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorge
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir