title: Transient parkinsonism following mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
abstract: Parkinsonism caused by infection is uncommon in children. We report 2 previously healthy children with acute self-limiting parkinsonism following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our case report expands the phenotype of parkinsonism associated with M. pneumoniae infection. We recommend that children with acute parkinsonism preceded by a period of febrile illness, even with a normal brain MRI, should be investigated for M. pneumoniae infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Paediatric and Child Health Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia taycheegeap@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Chee Geap
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Paediatric and Child Health Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Choong Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Paediatric and Child Health Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Lai Choo
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Mycoplasma pneumoniae; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); parkinsonism