[Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) with Elsberg syndrome: clinical report of two cases].

نویسندگان

  • Eri Hamadal
  • Kensho Okamoto
  • Bungo Okuda
  • Shunpei Nakamura
  • Masakazu Kawajiri
  • Katsuhiko Kohara
  • Tetsuro Miki
  • Naoko Otsuka
چکیده

症 例 症例1:38歳,男 性.主 訴:意 識 障害.既 往 歴:10歳 気管 支喘息.家 族歴:父 が糖尿病 と大 腸癌.母 が糖 尿病 と胆嚢癌.現 病歴:2002年12 月末 より発熱,頭 痛があ り,翌 年1月 初旬 に尿 閉 と意識障害が出現 し当院を受診 し入院 となっ た.入 院時現症:体 温38.1度以 外は一般 身体所 見 に異常は なかった.意 識障害(JCS3)と 項部 硬直,両 下肢の腱 反射低下 を認めた.病 的反射 は陰性 であった.5日 後の歩行 は失調性で,両 下 肢の ジンジ ンした しびれ を訴え,Th7以 下の表 在感覚低 下 と尿 閉を呈 した.入 院時検査:WBC 6,400/μl,CRP0.9mg/dl.髄 液はキサ ン トクロ ミーを呈 し,細 胞数307/mm3(多 核球67,リ ン パ 球240),蛋 白204mg/dl,糖47mg/dl(血 糖 82mg/dl)で あった.頭 部MRI T2強 調画像で両 側の大脳基底核,視 床 に高信号域が散在 してい た(図 左).腰 椎MRIに は異常 はなか った. 症例2:28歳,女 性.主 訴:尿 閉,発 熱.既 往歴:幼 少時口蓋裂手術.家 族歴:特 記事項 な し.現 病歴:2004年7月 中旬 よ り発熱,頭 痛が 出現 し,約1週 間後 に近医に入 院 したが同 日よ り意識障害が出現 した.髄 液所見か ら髄膜脳炎 が疑 われ,抗 生剤やス テロイ ドによる治療 が行 われたが改善 しないため,8月 上旬に当院に転院 した.入 院時現症:体 温37.1度以 外 は一般身体 所見 に異常はなかった.意 識清明で,項 部硬直, ケルニ ッヒ徴候 は陽性であった.両 下肢 の筋力 は低下 し(3+~4/5程 度),膝 蓋腱反射は両側 で 低下 していた.病 的反射は陰性 であった.Th10

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

دوره 94 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005