Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in A 5-Month Old Infant
نویسندگان
1 Assistant Professor of pediatrics,child neurologist, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2 Assistant Professor of pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3 Assistant Professor of pediatric neurology, Shahid Beheshti Medical University
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10.22037/ijcn.v2i3.288چکیده
AbstractObjectiveThis article reports on an 5-month-old infant who was admitted to our hospital for prolonged fever, focal status epilepticus and encephalopathy.Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a single hyperintense lesion in right putamen in T2-weighted images.A diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis was made based on the clinical features, treatment response and clinical course. An executive literature review revealed a few cases under the age of one year .This patient is the youngest are who is reported from Iran.
