Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2017)

A Rare Cause of Childhood Cerebellitis-Influenza Infection: A Case Report and Systematic Review of Literature

  • Şule Gökçe,
  • Zafer Kurugol,
  • Aslı Aslan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4039358
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2017

Abstract

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Acute cerebellitis is a benign neurologic condition generally caused by viral or bacterial infections. Influenza associated cerebellitis is extremely rare; a 6-year-old boy with acute cerebellitis, who presented with fever, vomiting, weakness, febrile seizure, and acute cerebellar features, is discussed in this article.