Unilateral palatal and abducens palsy in childhood hepatitis A virus infection.
Isolated cranial nerve paresis in childhood hepatitis A virus infection is rare. The authors report an instance of concomitant right-hand side palatal and abducens palsy, developing in the course of an otherwise uncomplicated hepatitis A virus infection in a 5-year-old girl. The neurological complications were transient, and she recovered completely with supportive therapy.
Thapa
Rajoo
R
Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, West Bengal, India. rajoothapa@yahoo.co.in
Biswas
Biswajit
B
Ghosh
Apurba
A
Mukherjee
Swapan
S
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D017957:Hepatitis A Virus, Human; D006801:Humans; D010291:Paresis / Q000150:complications*