title: Neurological paraneoplastic syndrome as presentation of leukemia.
abstract: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) has been reported in acute leukemia and after stem cell transplantation, but ADEM as a presenting feature in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia is rare. We report an 8-year-old child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who presented with features of ADEM. The diagnosis was confirmed by neuroimaging and the lesions disappeared with chemotherapy.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, New Delhi, India. bhangu_sharan84@yahoo.co.in
authors: Sharandeep
authors: S
authors: Kaur
authors: Bhavna
authors: B
authors: Dhingra
authors: Varinder
authors: V
authors: Singh
authors: Jagdish
authors: J
authors: Chandra
authors: Mahinder Kaur
authors: MK
authors: Narula
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology