title: Rotavirus meningoencephalitis in a previously healthy child and a review of the literature.
abstract: A 31/2-year-old child presented with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis and evidence of central nervous system disease. Evaluation revealed findings consistent with meningoencephalitis and rotavirus detected in the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. A review of the literature describes 23 cases of central nervous system disease attributed to rotavirus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dickey
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jamison
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Care
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Mary Allen
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Staat
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology