| Literature DB >> 34268057 |
Moaaz Baghal1, Mohamed Ahmed1, Mounir Ibrahim1, Syed Jafri2, Sameh Elias1.
Abstract
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, also known as ADEM, is a rare autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that has been correlated with viral infections and vaccinations and has a range of presentations, where it can present as a mild neurological dysfunction or more severe manifestations ending in chronic neurological sequelae or even death; therefore, it is considered to be a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of ADEM diagnosed in a previously healthy male patient with a recent infection of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). Early diagnosis and management with intravenous immunoglobulins held the key to a good outcome.Entities:
Keywords: acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis; acute hemorrhagic encephalomyelitis; case report; covid-19; sars-cov-2
Year: 2021 PMID: 34268057 PMCID: PMC8268565 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15542
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184