Striatal encephalitis after varicella zoster infection complicated by Tourettism

Mov Disord. 2003 Dec;18(12):1554-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.10610.

Abstract

We describe a case of encephalitis after primary varicella zoster infection with localised basal ganglia imaging abnormalities. The patient subsequently developed a chronic tic disorder with attention deficit disorder. This case furthers the proposed association between Tourettism and the basal ganglia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / complications
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology
  • Basal Ganglia / virology
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Brain / virology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / complications*
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / diagnosis*
  • Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tourette Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Tourette Syndrome / etiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Methylprednisolone