Serial cerebral CT abnormalities in relapsing acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
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Serial cerebral CT abnormalities in relapsing acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
A 7 year old girl developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following a Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. The illness followed a relapsing course during the first two months. Computed tomography (CT) showed cerebral lesions of a severity and extent out of proportion to the clinical manifestations. The CT abnormalities altered with changes in her clinical state.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.52.9.1100