title: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in a child.
abstract: We present a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in an 11-year-old child. The aim of this paper is to increase awareness about a previously unreported and an unusual neurological complication of cholesteatoma and mastoid surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. drnaveedahmadkhan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: C G E L
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: de Goede
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rothera
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismayl
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome