Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following leptospirosis.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is very rare following leptospirosis. Here we describe a patient who developed the condition after leptospiral infection, which responded to intravenous immunoglobulin only.
Chandra
S R
SR
Department of Neurology, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Kalpana
D
D
Anilkumar
T V
TV
Kabeer
K A
KA
Chithra
P
P
Bhaskaran
Rani
R
D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged