Neurological Sciences

, Volume 37, Issue 3, pp 479–481 | Cite as

Epstein-Barr virus infection involving bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles in an old woman: a case report

  • Yaoyao Shen
  • Jianglong Tu
  • Hailing Liu
  • Tingmin Dai
  • Wei Wu
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Keywords

Cerebellar Ataxia Infectious Mononucleosis Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Symmetrical Hyperintensities 
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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Yaoyao Shen
    • 1
  • Jianglong Tu
    • 1
  • Hailing Liu
    • 2
  • Tingmin Dai
    • 1
  • Wei Wu
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of NeurologyThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityNanchangChina
  2. 2.Department of Hematology, The Second Hospital, School of MedicineXi’an Jiaotong UniversityXi’anChina

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