A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a 12-year-old boy.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an uncommon inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It generally presents after a nonspecific viral infection. We describe a case of a male adolescent who presented to the emergency department with vomiting and lethargy. A review of the pathophysiology and clinical presentation for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is presented here.
Ranasuriya
Dunisha G
DG
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
Feld
Ross J
RJ
Nairn
Sandra J
SJ
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D020278:Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000212:Acyclovir