Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated With Hepatitis C Virus Infection
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
A Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
BACKGROUND Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that is frequently preceded by an acute viral infection. This is the first reported case of ADEM associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. CASE DESCRIPTION A 46-year-old woman underwent a surgical procedure and received multiple blood transfusions, at which time...
متن کاملAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis associated with enteroviral infection.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an acute demyelinating infection of the CNS that is characterized by multifocal white matter involvement often following an infection and vaccination. A 16-year-old child receiving risperidone for 7 years for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was hospitalized with complaints of double-vision during the past month and weaknes...
متن کاملAcute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis following Dengue Virus Infection
A 16 year boy was admitted with fever, headache, muscle pain, maculopapular rash and progressive altered sensorium. His serum dengue IgM was positive and was improving on conservative management. The patient developed right hemi paresis after 19 days and his MRI revealed multiple white mater lesions. He was diagnosed as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following dengue hemorrhagic fe...
متن کاملPuumala Virus Infection with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Multiorgan Failure
places in the world (2,7), two major HMPV groups exist. The severity of the episodes observed varied from mild upper respiratory symptoms to severe infections requiring hospitalization for 2–6 days. Overall, as reported by other authors (2,8), the clinical picture provoked by HMPV was indistinguishable from that of other respiratory viruses. The fact that HMPV was not detected in any of the sam...
متن کاملacute disseminated encephalomyelitis following pneumococcal meningitis infection
introduction acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (adem) is an acute inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, resulting in various neurological symptoms. usually, the disease appears following vaccination or systemic viral infections. in rare cases, the disease appears following pneumococcal infections. case presentation the patient was a 27 year-old man who was ref...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.10.1679