Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in children with seizures from respiratory syncytial virus infection.
We report 3 cases of respiratory syncytial virus infection-associated seizures; their abnormalities of cerebrospinal fluid (increased interleukin-6 and positive for virus by highly sensitive assay) were documented. These data revealed that neurological involvement might be caused by a direct invasion.
Kawashima
Hisashi
H
Departments of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ioi
Hiroaki
H
Ushio
Masanobu
M
Yamanaka
Gaku
G
Matsumoto
Shouhei
S
Nakayama
Tetsuo
T
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012640:Seizures / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology