Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature

Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) usually occurs after viral infections or vaccination. Its occurrence after <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection is extremely uncommon. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who had choreo-athetoid movements and ataxia after recovery from <...

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Main Authors: Jasmeet Sidhu, Anu Maheshwari, Raju Gupta, Veena Devgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis
malaria
post-malaria neurological syndrome
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5859
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spelling doaj-d60c4c36decc43759663dd01f7e562372021-01-02T10:35:20ZengMDPI AGPediatric Reports2036-749X2036-75032015-06-017210.4081/pr.2015.58593083Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literatureJasmeet Sidhu0Anu Maheshwari1Raju Gupta2Veena Devgan3Department of Pediatrics, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Pediatrics, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Pediatrics, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, New DelhiDepartment of Pediatrics, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College, Hindu Rao Hospital, New DelhiAcute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) usually occurs after viral infections or vaccination. Its occurrence after <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection is extremely uncommon. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who had choreo-athetoid movements and ataxia after recovery from <em>P.vivax</em> infection. Diagnosis of ADEM was made on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging findings. The child responded to corticosteroids with complete neurological recovery.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5859Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitismalariapost-malaria neurological syndromePlasmodium vivax
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author Jasmeet Sidhu
Anu Maheshwari
Raju Gupta
Veena Devgan
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Anu Maheshwari
Raju Gupta
Veena Devgan
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
Pediatric Reports
Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis
malaria
post-malaria neurological syndrome
Plasmodium vivax
author_facet Jasmeet Sidhu
Anu Maheshwari
Raju Gupta
Veena Devgan
author_sort Jasmeet Sidhu
title Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
title_short Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
title_full Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after Plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
title_sort acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after plasmodium vivax infection: case report and review of literature
publisher MDPI AG
series Pediatric Reports
issn 2036-749X
2036-7503
publishDate 2015-06-01
description Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) usually occurs after viral infections or vaccination. Its occurrence after <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infection is extremely uncommon. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who had choreo-athetoid movements and ataxia after recovery from <em>P.vivax</em> infection. Diagnosis of ADEM was made on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging findings. The child responded to corticosteroids with complete neurological recovery.
topic Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis
malaria
post-malaria neurological syndrome
Plasmodium vivax
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5859
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