Open AccessNOROVIRUS-ASSOCIATED ENCEPHALOPATHY
Author(s) -
Shuichi Ito,
Saoko Takeshita,
Atsuo Nezu,
Yukoh Aihara,
Shuzo Usuku,
Yuzo Noguchi,
Shumpei Yokota
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000225789.92512.6d
Subject(s) - norovirus , encephalopathy , virology , cerebrospinal fluid , virus , genome , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , biology , pathology , genetics , gene
Norovirus is a common cause of gastroenteritis. We describe the case of a 23-month-old girl with encephalopathy possibly associated with norovirus infection. The viral genome was detected in stool, serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. This is the first report of encephalopathy potentially caused by norovirus as indicated by the presence of the virus genome in CSF.