Neuromyelitis in Mumps

Mumps in Children

انسان در ابتدا و انتهای زندگی، بیش از هر زمان دیگری در معرض خطر بیماریهای عفونی قرار دارد شاید به سهولت نتوان برای کهولت تدبیری اندیشید ولی ابزار ما برای مقابله با بیماریهای عفونی در کودکان بیشتر است و لذا می توان گفت مهمترین دوره عمر به لحاظ گستردگی و عمق بیماریها از طرفی و کارائی های درمانی و ظرفیت پیشگیری به واسطه توانمندی دفاعی از طرف دیگر دوره کودکی را ممتاز می سازد. یکی از این بیماریهای ...

Neuromyelitis Optica in Children: A Rare Entity

     Neuromyelitis optica (also known as Devic's disease or Devic's syndrome) is an uncommon disorder in pediatric age group, and is characterized by acute or subacute optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. Here we report an 11- year- old female child with relapsing Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) confirmed by positive NMO- IgG antibody and had clinical recovery with high dose methyl prednisolone t...

Mumps and mumps vaccine: a global review.

Mumps is an acute infectious disease caused by a paramyxovirus. Although the disease is usually mild, up to 10% of patients can develop aseptic meningitis; a less common but more serious complication is encephalitis, which can result in death or disability. Permanent deafness, orchitis, and pancreatitis are other untoward effects of mumps. Based on data reported to WHO up to April 1998, mumps v...

Treatment in Neuromyelitis Optica

Background: The effects of interferon1b (IFN1b ) administration in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have been confirmed, however, those in neuromyelitis optica (NMO) patients have not been shown. In this study, we assessed the effects of IFN1b treatment on disease exacerbation and disability progression in MS or NMO patients. Methods: We reviewed a series of 104 consecutive patients with relaps...

Intravenous Hexamine in Mumps