Central Nervous System Involvement in Cat Scratch Disease
1 From the Division of Neurology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Cat scratch disease is a cause of benign regional adenopathy which is rarely associated with CNS complications. Two children with cat scratch disease associated with alterations of mental status and convulsions are presented. One patient had a focal cerebral abnormality on neurologic examination, EEG, and computed axial tomography. The spectrum of CNS involvement is reviewed for this usually benign disease. Prognosis is generally excellent. The pathogenesis of the CNS complications has not been elucidated.
Key Words: cat scratch disease • central nervous system
Submitted on April 22, 1985
Accepted on June 26, 1985
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