Dickey Michelle, Jamison Linda, Michaud Linda, Care Marguerite, Bernstein David I, Staat Mary Allen
Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Apr;28(4):318-21. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818ddbe9.
A 31/2-year-old child presented with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis and evidence of central nervous system disease. Evaluation revealed findings consistent with meningoencephalitis and rotavirus detected in the cerebrospinal fluid by polymerase chain reaction. A review of the literature describes 23 cases of central nervous system disease attributed to rotavirus.