J Clin Neurol.  2016 Apr;12(2):245-247. 10.3988/jcn.2016.12.2.245.

Posttraumatic Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Child Resolved by Steroid Therapy: Case Report

• Hassanein
• Ibrahim YA

• KMID: 2354150
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2016.12.2.245

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Child*
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated*
Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Axial T2-weighted (A) and FLAIR (B) MRI images of the brain, showing bilateral cerebral and cerebellar ill-defined patchy areas of signal abnormalities in the middle cerebellar peduncles, left temporal periventricular region, splenium of the corpus callosum, and centrum semiovale white matter. In axial postcontrast T1-weighted MRI with magnetization transfer contrast (C), the lesions showed patchy enhancement (arrow).

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