Acute Cerebellitis is not very common. It presents mainly with headache and ataxia. It may have either a benign self-limiting course or may present as a fulminant disease requiring long term hospital stay. Most of the cases in literature have been reported in children, who may have a viral or bacterial etiology with auto immune disease being a rare cause, in quite a few cases etiology remain unclear.
We present a case of a young Asian female who had history of undifferentiated connective tissue disease. She was admitted to hospital due to breathlessness but developed Acute cerebellitis and was successfully treated in secondary care.
Key words: Auto immune, Post Viral, Cerebellitis, Ataxia
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