Meningoencephalitis as a Presentation of Kawasaki Disease

We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with meningoencephalitis and was found later to have Kawasaki disease. The neurologic outcome of this patient was excellent, with full recovery without any neurologic deficit. The case report is followed by a review of the neurologic associations and comp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of child neurology 2006-12, Vol.21 (12), p.1080-1081
Hauptverfasser:	Husain, Entesar, Hoque, Enamul
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - therapeutic use Aspirin - therapeutic use Brain - blood supply Brain - physiopathology Brain Edema - etiology Cerebral Arteries - physiopathology Child Diagnosis, Differential Electroencephalography Exanthema - etiology Fever - etiology Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Male Meninges - blood supply Meninges - physiopathology Meningoencephalitis - diagnosis Meningoencephalitis - etiology Meningoencephalitis - physiopathology Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnosis Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - physiopathology Stomatitis - etiology Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with meningoencephalitis and was found later to have Kawasaki disease. The neurologic outcome of this patient was excellent, with full recovery without any neurologic deficit. The case report is followed by a review of the neurologic associations and complications of Kawasaki disease.
ISSN:	0883-0738 1708-8283
DOI:	10.1177/7010.2006.00232