Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a call to the clinicians for keeping this rare condition on clinical radar

oleh: Liaqat Ali Chaudhry, Waseem Babur, Ghazala Aslam Chaudhry, Feddah Eid Al-Atawi, Asirvatham Alwin Robert

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: The Pan African Medical Journal 2018-03-01

Deskripsi

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare disease of central nervous system, which can present with a variety of clinical manifestations. That is why first attack of ADEM, in particular remains a diagnostic puzzle. Early anticipation and diagnosis is important for better outcomes. We present a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis which initially had atypical clinical features with cough, expectoration, fever and later manifested strange neurological features, diagnosed to be a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis based on radio-imaging.