Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic clinical syndrome, characterized by immune-mediated demyelination of central nervous system neurons, which yield extensive damage in the brain and spinal cord.It usually affects children and young adults following infections or immunization...

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Main Authors: Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad, Fateme-Sadat Hosseininejad, Amirhossein SalimiKordasiabi, Fateme-Sadat Tabatabaei, Firouzeh Derakhshanpour, Behnaz Bazrafshan, Mostafa Moin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Acute Disseminated
Encephalomyelitis
Iran
Respiratory Tract Infections
Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9627_ad937c81d431a9857725e81a583ebc10.pdf
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spelling doaj-ee83fe6308494fb29d6908b2b55e83902020-11-25T01:49:21ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Pediatrics2345-50472345-50552017-12-015126699670210.22038/ijp.2017.27348.23589627Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case ReportSeyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad0Fateme-Sadat Hosseininejad1Amirhossein SalimiKordasiabi2Fateme-Sadat Tabatabaei3Firouzeh Derakhshanpour4Behnaz Bazrafshan5Mostafa Moin6Medical Student, Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranStudent Research Committee, Shahrood University of Medical Sciences, Shahrood, IranMedical Student, Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranPediatric Resident, Golestan Pediatric and neonatal research center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranChild and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant, Professor of Psychiatry, Golestan Resaerch Center of Psychiatry, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranMedical Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IranImmunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAcute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic clinical syndrome, characterized by immune-mediated demyelination of central nervous system neurons, which yield extensive damage in the brain and spinal cord.It usually affects children and young adults following infections or immunization. Here we describe a 9- year-old Fars female presented with acute onset of psychotic disorder, one week after an upper respiratory infection. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain were consistent with the diagnosis of the acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). ADEM is one of the differential diagnoses to be considered when an acute psychotic disorder arises during childhood especially as post vaccination or infection.http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9627_ad937c81d431a9857725e81a583ebc10.pdfAcute DisseminatedEncephalomyelitisIranRespiratory Tract Infections
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author Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad
Fateme-Sadat Hosseininejad
Amirhossein SalimiKordasiabi
Fateme-Sadat Tabatabaei
Firouzeh Derakhshanpour
Behnaz Bazrafshan
Mostafa Moin
spellingShingle Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad
Fateme-Sadat Hosseininejad
Amirhossein SalimiKordasiabi
Fateme-Sadat Tabatabaei
Firouzeh Derakhshanpour
Behnaz Bazrafshan
Mostafa Moin
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
International Journal of Pediatrics
Acute Disseminated
Encephalomyelitis
Iran
Respiratory Tract Infections
author_facet Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad
Fateme-Sadat Hosseininejad
Amirhossein SalimiKordasiabi
Fateme-Sadat Tabatabaei
Firouzeh Derakhshanpour
Behnaz Bazrafshan
Mostafa Moin
author_sort Seyyed-Mohsen Hosseininejad
title Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
title_short Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
title_full Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
title_fullStr Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; A Rare Iranian Case Report
title_sort acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; a rare iranian case report
publisher Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Pediatrics
issn 2345-5047
2345-5055
publishDate 2017-12-01
description Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic clinical syndrome, characterized by immune-mediated demyelination of central nervous system neurons, which yield extensive damage in the brain and spinal cord.It usually affects children and young adults following infections or immunization. Here we describe a 9- year-old Fars female presented with acute onset of psychotic disorder, one week after an upper respiratory infection. Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain were consistent with the diagnosis of the acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). ADEM is one of the differential diagnoses to be considered when an acute psychotic disorder arises during childhood especially as post vaccination or infection.
topic Acute Disseminated
Encephalomyelitis
Iran
Respiratory Tract Infections
url http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9627_ad937c81d431a9857725e81a583ebc10.pdf
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