Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders

Brainstem Encephalitis and ADEM Following Mumps

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Abstract

Clinical manifestations of brainstem encephalitis (BSE) with fever, decreased level of consciousness, and left facial and abducens paralysis developed 1 week after bilateral parotitis and mumps in a 4 year-old female child and were followed by symptoms of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) within 20 days of recovery from BSE.

Keywords:

Brainstem EncephalitisAcute Disseminated EncephalomyelitisGlucocorticoids
  • Page/Article: 24-24
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-3-10
  • Published on 1 Mar 2004
  • Peer Reviewed