Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting with bilateral transient amaurosis

Aydin A., Atasever S., Cakmakci H.

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.60-63, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.