Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: Case Report and Brief Review

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare disease of central nervous system with myriads of presentation. It is a diagnosis of exclusion and relies on neuroimaging which may be normal at the onset. It is a diagnostic challenge at its first attack. Here we present a case of ADEM which ini...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Pratyush, Kumar, Praveen, Sabharwal, R. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657962
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.148145
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description Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare disease of central nervous system with myriads of presentation. It is a diagnosis of exclusion and relies on neuroimaging which may be normal at the onset. It is a diagnostic challenge at its first attack. Here we present a case of ADEM which initially presented with atypical feature and normal neuroimaging but later turned out to be a case of ADEM. Early diagnosis and treatment holds the key for favorable outcome.
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spelling pubmed-43113612015-02-05 Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: Case Report and Brief Review Kumar, Pratyush Kumar, Praveen Sabharwal, R. K. J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare disease of central nervous system with myriads of presentation. It is a diagnosis of exclusion and relies on neuroimaging which may be normal at the onset. It is a diagnostic challenge at its first attack. Here we present a case of ADEM which initially presented with atypical feature and normal neuroimaging but later turned out to be a case of ADEM. Early diagnosis and treatment holds the key for favorable outcome. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4311361/ /pubmed/25657962 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.148145 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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