title: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following seasonal influenza vaccination in an elderly patient.
abstract: Although such occurrences are rare, it should be recognized that certain vaccines might trigger serious neurological immune phenomena such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, seizures, cranial neuropathy, and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Here we report on an elderly woman with ADEM following seasonal influenza vaccination who recovered after plasma exchange.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA. jorge.d.machicadorivero@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Jorge D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Machicado
authors.forename: Bhavana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhagya-Rao
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davogustto
authors.forename: Brandy J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McKelvy
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines