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MONROE D. DOWLING, JR, MD; ELLIS J. Van SLYCK

Arch Neurol. 1966;15(3):270-274.

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INFECTIOUS mononucleosis has perplexed the clinician with a myriad of signs, symptoms, and complications. We describe an unusual patient in his presenting form and subsequent course.

The first report of infectious mononucleosis in 1885 by Filatoff^{1 *} classified the disease as a juvenile cervical adenitis, an infectious disease of childhood. The prevalence was felt to be epidemic involving both infants and children. In Pfeiffer's classical description of "Drüsenfieber" in 1889,² recognition was made of involvement of the liver and spleen. Forty years passed before the numerous complications and confusing forms of the disease began to reach the literature, including skin, hematologic, and serologic manifestations.^3-7 Recently, clinicians have become more aware of the complications of the central nervous system (CNS). Most of these have taken the form of meningoencephalitis, isolated peripheral neuropathy, or polyradiculitis.^8-10 Our patient was afflicted with a rare neurologic complication: a cerebellitis, which mimicked an . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
DETROIT

From the Division of Hematology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication April 6, 1966; accepted May 19.

Reprint requests to Division of Hematology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W Grand Blvd, Detroit 48202 (Dr. VanSlyck).

The original paper was presented in 1885 at a pediatric conference in Russia and subsequently published in 1892.

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