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Syndrome of opsoclonus‐myoclons caused by coxsackie B3 infection
Author(s) -
Kuban Karl C.,
Ephros Moshe A.,
Freeman Roy L.,
Laffell Lori Burtz,
Bresnan Michael J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410130115
Subject(s) - pleocytosis , opsoclonus , cerebrospinal fluid , myoclonus , medicine , pediatrics , pathology , biology , anesthesia , genetics , cell culture , neuroblastoma
Abstract Coxsackie B3 was cultured from 2 children who presented within two weeks of each other from the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, area showing opsoclonus and myoclonus. The organism was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of 1 patient and from the stools of both. Both children had cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and gradual, spontaneous resolution of their symptoms.