SynthesisItalian journal of pediatrics2014
Acute cerebellitis in varicella: a ten year case series and systematic review of the literature.
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- Magnetic resonance imaging patterns of paediatric brain infections: a pictorial review based on the Western Australian experience.Insights into imaging · 2022Review
- Acute cerebellitis following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report and review of the literature.Journal of medical virology · 2021Article
- Can MRI Differentiate between Infectious and Immune-Related Acute Cerebellitis? A Retrospective Imaging Study.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2021Article
- Hospitalization for acute cerebellitis in children affected by varicella: how much does it cost?Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- The link between varicella and immune system: which children will develop acute cerebellitis?Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- Revisiting the Clinical Phenomenology of "Cerebellar Tremor": Beyond the Intention Tremor.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2019Review
- Acute cerebellitis in children: an eleven year retrospective multicentric study in Italy.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2017Article
- Herpes zoster and the search for an effective vaccine.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2017Review
- Malignant Cerebellar Edema Subsequent to Accidental Prescription Opioid Intoxication in Children.Frontiers in neurology · 2017Article
- Fatal varicella pneumonia in an unvaccinated child with Down Syndrome: a case report.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2016Article
- Advances in pediatrics in 2014: current practices and challenges in allergy, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, oncology and respiratory tract illnesses.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2015Review
- Preeruptive Unilateral Cerebellar Ataxia in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Rare Case of Varicella.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
- Post-Varicella Neurological Complications: A Preliminary Observation from a Tertiary Care Centre of Eastern India.Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAcute cerebellitis (AC) is the most common neurological complication of varicella. Nevertheless, it has been scarcely studied. The objective of this study were to asses the occurrence of AC among children hospitalized for varicella and to analyze its specific clinical picture and outcome.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of children admitted to the hospital for varicella between 1st October 2003 and 1st June 2013 and we compared our results with literature. Children were all unvaccinated for varicella.
resultsIn our case series, AC was found out in 48 out of 457 patients (10.5%). The highest frequency of AC was observed in children from 1 to 5 years of age (60.9%). The most characteristic symptom of AC was a broad-based gait disturbance that progressed gradually over the course of a few days (95.8%). Other common symptoms included slurred speech (37.5%), vomiting (31.25%), headache (29.16%), dysmetry (25%) and tremor (22.91%). After a long hospitalization (median of 11 days), all but one children were dismissed without invalidating sequelae.
conclusionsData from this study may help to better address the problem of varicella cerebellar complications in hospitalized children and to monitor changes over time caused by an increase in vaccination coverage.
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