Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report
The involvement of central nervous system in children with typhoid fever is common. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare immune mediated and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that usually affects children. We report a 7-year-old child with typhoid fever who developed acut...
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| description | The involvement of central nervous system in children with typhoid fever is common. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare immune mediated and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that usually affects children. We report a 7-year-old child with typhoid fever who developed acute cerebellar syndrome due to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.<p><em>Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No-4, 55-58</em><br /> <br /> DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.10237">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.10237</a> <strong></strong></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81e600ae78d342aeafacd22ac32d213a2022-12-22T00:00:10ZengCollege of Medical SciencesJournal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal2091-06572091-06732014-04-0194555810.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.102378156Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case ReportR Adhikari0A Tayal1PK Chhetri2B Pokhrel3Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, BharatpurAssociate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, BharatpurAssociate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, BharatpurResident, Department of Neuromedicine, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, BharatpurThe involvement of central nervous system in children with typhoid fever is common. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a rare immune mediated and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that usually affects children. We report a 7-year-old child with typhoid fever who developed acute cerebellar syndrome due to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.<p><em>Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No-4, 55-58</em><br /> <br /> DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.10237">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i4.10237</a> <strong></strong></p>http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/10237acute disseminated encephalomyelitisacute cerebellar syndrometyphoid fever |
| spellingShingle | R Adhikari A Tayal PK Chhetri B Pokhrel Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal acute disseminated encephalomyelitis acute cerebellar syndrome typhoid fever |
| title | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report |
| title_full | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report |
| title_short | Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Typhoid Fever: A Case Report |
| title_sort | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following typhoid fever a case report |
| topic | acute disseminated encephalomyelitis acute cerebellar syndrome typhoid fever |
| url | http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/10237 |
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