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Herpes simplex virus-1 as a rare etiology of isolated acute cerebellitis: case report and literature review

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Acute cerebellitis is one of the most common cerebellar disorders and occurs due to para-infectious, post-infectious, or post-vaccination cerebellar inflammation. Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is known as a common infectious cause of sporadic encephalitis. Cerebellar involvement of HSV-1 is rare and almost always associated with meningoencephalitis. To date, HSV-1 has been identified as the cause of acute isolated cerebellitis in only two patients. Here we report another case of isolated acute cerebellitis caused by HSV-1 in a 20-month-old boy.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Cem Paketci, Pinar Edem, Erhan Bayram, Semra Hiz & Uluç Yis

  2. Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Canan Okumus

  3. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey

    Fatma Ceren Sarioglu

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Paketci, C., Edem, P., Okumus, C. et al. Herpes simplex virus-1 as a rare etiology of isolated acute cerebellitis: case report and literature review. J. Neurovirol. 26, 270–272 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-019-00802-6

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