title: [Mycoplasma pneumonia affecting the central nervous system].
abstract: The authors describe a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome and a case of encephalitis, both with serological proven Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. In the patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome, a 49 year old male who had neurological sequelae five months after discharge, a throat swab was PCR positive for M pneumonia. The patient with encephalitis was discharged 19 days after admission without sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk endokrinologisk afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus, Danmark.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Juul
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Mycoplasma pneumonia-infektion med affektion af centralnervesystemet.