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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2021

Pediatric cerebral stroke induced by Epstein-Barr virus infection: Role of Interelukin overexpression.

Antonio Gatto, Serenella Angelici, Marzia Soligo, Daniela Di Giuda, Luigi Manni, Antonietta Curatola, Serena Ferretti, Antonio Chiaretti

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio GattoInstitute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy. antonio.gatto@policlinicogemelli.it.
Serenella AngeliciInstitute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy . sesy93ssj@gmail.com.
Marzia SoligoInstitute of Translational Pharmacology CNR, Rome, Italy. marzia.soligo@ift.cnr.it.
Daniela Di GiudaInstitute of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy . daniela.digiuda@policlinicogemelli.it.
Luigi ManniInstitute of Translational Pharmacology CNR, Rome, Italy. luigi.manni@ift.cnr.it.
Antonietta CuratolaInstitute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy . c.anto91@libero.it.
Serena FerrettiInstitute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy . serena.ferretti01@icatt.it.
Antonio ChiarettiInstitute of Pediatrics, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy . antonio.chiaretti@policlinicogemelli.it.
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITIstituto di Farmacologia Traslazionale · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIschemic stroke is an important cause of death and long-term morbidity in children. Viral respiratory infections are emerging as important risk factors for ischemic stroke in this age group of patients. Direct action of virus against cerebral vessels, autoimmune reactivity, and an increased production of cytokines have all been advocated as main factors in determining ischemic stroke. CASE REPORT: We report the case of an EBV-induced ischemic stroke in a caucasian 2 year-old female. The cerebrospinal fluid samples showed positivity of polymerase chain reaction for EBV infection, also confirmed by pharyngeal swab culture. Increased levels of interleukin 6 and interleukin 1b were also detected in the cerebrospinal fluid.  Discussion: EBV infection has been identified as an important cause of neurological involvement in children. Findings of increased levels of interleukin 6 and interleukin 1b in the cerebrospinal fluid of the child with EBV induced-ischemic stroke seems to validate the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines as crucial mediators of cerebral thrombus formation. Conclusions: We believe that this report can be useful to clarify some pathophysiological mechanisms related to ischemic stroke related to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection in children.

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Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsStrokeVirus DiseasesChild, PreschoolFemaleHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansPolymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID33944821
PMCPMC8142774
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