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Co-existence of Chiari malformation type I and Epstein-Barr virus meningoencephalitis in a 3-year-old child: case report and review of the literature.

Solomou EK, Krepis A, Kotsarini C, Badra FA, Patriarcheas G, Papanastasiou D

Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Patras, 265 00 Rio, Greece. solomou@med.upatras.gr

In the present report we describe an unusual case of a 3-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital with Epstein-Barr virus meningoencephalitis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse abnormalities in white matter and Chiari I malformation with cervical and thoracic hydro-syringomyelia.

Published 8 February 2005 in Neuroradiology, 47(1): 78-82.
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