Infective acute transverse myelopathy. Report of two cases.
Two children with acute transverse myelopathy following adenovirus and Borrelia Burgdorferi infections are presented. The diagnosis stems from the clinical presentation, the determination of specific antibodies in serum and the favorable response to penicillin treatment in the case of neuroborreliosis. Both children made a good recovery. The cerebrospinal fluid examination showed a highly increased myelin basic protein concentration, indicating demyelination.
Linssen
W H
WH
Institute of Neurology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Gabreëls
F J
FJ
Wevers
R A
RA
D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use
D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D010406:Penicillins