Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.60-63, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.06.009
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.60-63
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 4-year-old male presented with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with seizures and transient amaurosis after initial symptoms of a flulike febrile infection I week earlier. Immunoglobulin M type antibody titers against Mycoplasma pneumoniae were significantly increased in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. The patient improved appreciably on immunosuppressive therapy with immunoglobulin. This patient exemplifies a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis as a complication of M. pneumoniae infection. (C) 2005 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.