acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a 5-month old infant

Authors

n. khosroshahi assistant professor of pediatrics,child neurologist, tehran university of medical sciences

f. mahvelati assistant professor of pediatric neurology, shahid beheshti medical university

k. kamrani assistant professor of pediatrics, tehran university of medical sciences

abstract

abstract objective this article reports on an 5-month-old infant who was admitted to our hospital for prolonged fever, focal status epilepticus and encephalopathy. brain magnetic resonance imaging (mri) demonstrated a single hyperintense lesion in right putamen in t2-weighted images. a diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis was made based on the clinical features, treatment response and clinical course. an executive literature review revealed a few cases under the age of one year .this patient is the youngest are who is reported from iran.

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iranian journal of child neurology

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