Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following spider bite

Cutaneous necrosis following brown recluse spider bite

acute 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...

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis after Wasp Bite: a Rare Presentation

Though rare, neurological manifestations after single or multiple wasp stings have been reported. We report a rare case of neurological manifestation of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) caused by yellow wasp sting. Patient diagnosed on the basis of clinical presentation and MRI findings. Patient treated with intravenous Methylprednisolone 1000 mg / day for 5 days, which resulted in c...

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following Influenza A pneumonia

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system and can present following influenza A infections as multifocal neurological deficits. ADEM remains a challenging diagnosis, and high clinical suspicious coupled with laboratory investigations and neuroimaging is required to exclude other primary and secondary demyelinating disorders.

[Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following influenza vaccination].

INTRODUCTION Approximately 5% of cases of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis are preceded by vaccination within 1 month prior to symptom onset. This occurs rarely following influenza immunization. METHODS Case presentation and literature review. RESULTS A 75-year-old woman developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis within 3 weeks of receiving the seasonal influenza vaccine. The patien...