title: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following leptospirosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kalpana
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Anilkumar
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kabeer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chithra
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhaskaran
mesh_terms: D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged