Pre-Eruptive Varicella Encephalitis and Cerebellar Ataxia

Abstract

A 2 year old boy who developed varicella encephalitis with cerebellar ataxia 16 days before the appearance of the exanthem is reported from the Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Keywords

• varicella encephalitis
• cerebellar ataxia
• bilateral papilledema