Title: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Rare Neurological Complication of Mixed Malaria
Authors: V. Kotrashetti, Kapil Bainade, Mumtaz Shariff, Vijay Baburao Sonawane, Imran Patel
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v3i8.36
DIDS : 08.2015-XXXXXXX
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an initial inflammatory demyelinating event with multifocal neurological deficits, typically accompanied by encephalopathy1. Generally, the diagnosis of ADEM is made by clinical history, neurological manifestations and magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the central nervous system. ADEM has not been recognized as a common neurological complication of malaria. As per the Pubmed search only 4 cases of ADEM as a neurological complication of malaria has been reported. We report a 8 year old male child with cerebral malaria and ADEM which is a rare neurological complication and diagnosis was made on the basis of MRI Brain. Keywords: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM); Cerebral Malaria; MRI
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