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01-02-2017 | Case Report

Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome due to West Nile Virus treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

Authors: Julien Hébert, David Armstrong, Nick Daneman, Jennifer Deborah Jain, James Perry

Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

A 63-year-old female with no significant past medical history was presented with a 5-day history of progressive opsoclonus-myoclonus, headaches, and fevers. Her workup was significant only for positive West-Nile Virus serum serologies. She received a 2-day course of intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIG). At an 8-week follow up, she had a complete neurological remission. Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare condition for which paraneoplastic and infectious causes have been attributed. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of opsoclonus-myoclonus secondary to West-Nile Virus treated with intravenous immunoglobulin monotherapy.

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Title: Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome due to West Nile Virus treated with intravenous immunoglobulin
Authors: Julien Hébert
David Armstrong
Nick Daneman
Jennifer Deborah Jain
James Perry
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of NeuroVirology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1355-0284
Electronic ISSN: 1538-2443
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-016-0470-3

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Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome due to West Nile Virus treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

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