Serial Cerebral CT Abnormalities in Relapsing Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Overview

Journal J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

Specialties Neurology
Neurosurgery
Psychiatry

Date 1989 Sep 1

PMID 2795082

Citations 1

Authors

R W Walker

J Gawler

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Abstract

A 7 year old girl developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following a Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection. The illness followed a relapsing course during the first two months. Computed tomography (CT) showed cerebral lesions of a severity and extent out of proportion to the clinical manifestations. The CT abnormalities altered with changes in her clinical state.

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