Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis probably related to a Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.
A 36-year-old woman was suffering from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, which had been preceded by a febrile illness. Brain CT showed diffuse white matter hypo-attenuation. Electroencephalography initially revealed altered non-REM sleep followed by diffuse slowing. Brain stem auditory evoked potentials showed interwave delay, while pattern visual evoked potentials were normal. The patient made a full recovery and the CT scan and EEG normalized. Serological evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae was present.
Kornips
H M
HM
Dept. of Neurology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Verhagen
W I
WI
Prick
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007075:Immunoglobulin M