A TIA-like syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
A transient expressive aphasia associated with focal slowing in the electroencephalogram, is described in a patient with documented Mycoplasma infection. The hypothesis that ischemia is a mechanism for the transient clinical findings is considered in relation to animal studies.
D000293:Adolescent; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*