Bilateral abducens nerve palsy in an infant case of fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Sixth (abducens) nerve palsy (ANP) is far less frequent in children and has not been reported as a sign of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). We present an infant case of ADEM with bilateral abducens nerve palsy (BANP). CASE PRESENTATION: We report one case of BANP in a 15-mont...

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Autores principales: Yang, Zhiliang, Sun, Guilian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5080722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27782818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-016-0365-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Sixth (abducens) nerve palsy (ANP) is far less frequent in children and has not been reported as a sign of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). We present an infant case of ADEM with bilateral abducens nerve palsy (BANP). CASE PRESENTATION: We report one case of BANP in a 15-month-old boy of fulminant ADEM. The patient underwent physical examinations and brain MRI scan three times during about six months follow-up. The patient had BANP and developmental regression when he regained consciousness from a coma, and the signs had persisted for 6-months. CONCLUSIONS: BANP can be a symptom of ADEM.

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