Mumps-associated acute cerebellar ataxia
H. A. Cohen, A. Ashkenazi, M. Nussinovitch, J. Amir, J. Hart and M. Frydman
Department of Pediatrics, Golda Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tiqwa, Israel.
During a mumps outbreak between 1987 and 1988, six children presented with
symptoms of acute cerebellar involvement as the sole neurologic
complication. The neurologic symptoms followed parotitis and lasted for up
to 3 weeks. Serologic evidence was suggestive of recent mumps infection.
Symptoms spontaneously resolved in all patients without any residual signs
or symptoms during 2- to 2.5-year follow-up.