Acute transverse myelitis and brainstem encephalitis associated with hepatitis A infection.
A 4-year-old boy became paraplegic during the course of hepatitis A infection. There were significant magnetic resonance imaging changes in the cervical spinal cord and brainstem. The patient's cervical myelopathy resolved entirely after 10 weeks.
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Department of Pediatrics (Neurology), Park Nicollet Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009188:Myelitis, Transverse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology