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Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy 2021; 10(03): 135-139
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725990
Case Report

Norovirus Causes Pediatric Encephalopathy and Status Epilepticus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gabriela Tantillo 
1   Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, United States
,
Navyamani Kagita
2   Department of Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Pennsylvania, United States
,
Maite LaVega-Talbott
3   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, United States
,
Anuradha Singh
1   Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, United States
,
David Kaufman
3   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, United States
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Abstract

Norovirus is a common cause of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. The disease can present with varying degrees of neurologic impairment from benign convulsions to rare cases of severe encephalopathy. In this article, we described a case report of a North American infant who presented with norovirus gastroenteritis, status epilepticus, severe encephalopathy, and abnormal but reversible diffusion restriction changes on magnetic resonance imaging of brain.

Keywords

norovirus - encephalopathy - encephalitis - status epilepticus

Note

A version of this case report was presented at the American Neurological Association 2019 annual meeting.




Publication History

Received: 02 December 2020

Accepted: 24 January 2021

Article published online:
23 March 2021

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