Syndrome of opsoclonus-myoclonus caused by Coxsackie B3 infection

Ann Neurol. 1983 Jan;13(1):69-71. doi: 10.1002/ana.410130115.

Abstract

Coxsackie B3 was cultured from 2 children who presented within two weeks of each other from the Cape Cod, Massachusetts, area showing opsoclonus and myoclonus. The organism was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of 1 patient and from the stools of both. Both children had cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and gradual, spontaneous resolution of their symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coxsackievirus Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Coxsackievirus Infections / complications*
  • Enterovirus B, Human
  • Eye Movements*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myoclonus / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Myoclonus / etiology*
  • Syndrome