Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis – case report
Authors:
M. Rohanová 1; V. Smolka 1; E. Klásková 1; J. Wiedermann 1; J. Saitz 1; M. Neklanová 1; K. Michálková 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Dětská klinika FN, Olomouc
přednosta prof. MUDr. V. Mihál, CSc.
1; Radiologická klinika FN, Olomouc
přednosta prof. MUDr. M. Heřman, Ph. D.
2
Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2012; 67 (6): 385-389.
Category:
Case Report
Overview
The article presents a case report of a boy with an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following an infection induced by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. It is a demyelinating inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by the malfunction of the regulation of the immunity reaction of an organism to an infection or a vaccination. The occurrence of the disease is very rare and the diagnosis is determined by exclusion based on anamnesis data, clinical picture and examination finding of the nervous system by magnetic resonance.
Key words:
acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, meningoencephalitis, urinary retention, demyelination, respiratory tract infection
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Neonatology Paediatrics General practitioner for children and adolescentsArticle was published in
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