title: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in children with seizures from respiratory syncytial virus infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ioi
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ushio
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Shouhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: 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