Brainstem encephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following mumps.
Pediatr Neurol
; 30(2): 132-4, 2004 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14984908
ABSTRACT
A previously healthy female, aged 4 years 3 months, developed brainstem encephalitis with clinical manifestations of fever, decreased level of consciousness, and left facial and abducens paralysis 1 week after bilateral parotitis. Twenty days after remission of encephalitis, she manifested new symptoms of ataxia, dysarthria, and fever. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple hyperintense lesions which were increased in size when compared with the first magnetic resonance imaging. She was treated with glucocorticoids and intravenous immunoglobulin. Forty-eight days after therapy, she was able to walk with support and recovered completely on follow-up. Brainstem encephalitis and acute disseminating encephalomyelitis are discussed as rare complications of mumps.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Stem
/
Encephalitis
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Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
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Mumps
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Neurol
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
/
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey