Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a call to the clinicians for keeping this rare condition on clinical radar [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare disease of central nervous system, which can present with a variety of clinical manifestations. That is why first attack of ADEM, in particular remains a diagnostic puzzle.
Liaqat Ali Chaudhry +4 more
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis mimicking late CNS relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2007 Background Acute encephalomyelopathy occurring after an allogeneic bone marrow transplant for leukaemia is a diagnostic emergency. The diagnosis can be challenging since there is a wide set of alternative diagnoses, including opportunistic infections and
Kumar Ram +3 more
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Vaccination Controversies: An Adult Case of Post-Vaccinal Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis [PDF]
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare inflammatory demyelinating multifocal disease of the central nervous system that typically occurs in children following vaccination or exanthematous viral infections and conveys an elevated risk of ...
João Melo Alves +2 more
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Update on Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in Children and Adolescents [PDF]
Children, 2021 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune-mediated, inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that usually affects children and young adults after an infection or vaccination. The presence of several conditions
S. Massa +4 more
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An Interesting Case Of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2008 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an uncommon inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. The disease typically occurs after infections or vaccinations.
Satish Kumar +3 more
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis as the first presentation of CNS tuberculosis: report of a case with brief review [PDF]
GMS German Medical Science, 2010 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) also known as post infectious encephalomyelitis is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that typically presents as a monophasic disorder associated with multifocal neurological symptoms ...
Masoodi, Ibrahim +6 more
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Treatment guidelines
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2011 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic, postinfectious or postvaccineal acute inflammatory demyelinating disorder of central nervous system (CNS).[1,2] The pathophysiology involves transient autoimmune response directed at myelin or other self-antigens, possibly by molecular mimicry or by nonspecific activation of autoreactive T ...
Alexander M, Murthy J. M. K.
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[Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis]. [PDF]
Der Radiologe, 2008 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an acute widespread autoimmune demyelinating condition, which principally affects the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. It usually follows an infection or vaccination. The typical presentation is that of multifocal neurologic disturbances accompanied by change in mental status.
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2003 Abstract Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an acute demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system, and is characterised by multifocal white matter involvement. Diffuse neurological signs along with multifocal lesions in brain and spinal cord characterise the disease.
Aljoeson Walker, William R. Tyor
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A case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following human papillomavirus quadrivalent vaccination [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2022 Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease associated with preceding infection or vaccination. Herein, we report a case of refractory fulminant acute disseminated encephalomyelitis that occurred 25 days after Gardasil
Mina Lee, Moo-Young Ahn, Hakjae Roh
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