Neurological disorders are a frequent cause of hospitalization in the elderly. Herein, wdescribe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a 68-year old woman. Medical history, neurological signs, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) studies and screening for infectious agents are needed for differential diagnosis. We started treatment with high-dose intravenous corticosteroids reaching good results.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an elderly patient / Verrusio, W; Magro, Vm; Summa, Ml; Angeloni, U; Gueli, N; Cacciafesta, M. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 38:11(2017), pp. 2045-2047. [10.1007/s10072-017-3044-0]
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in an elderly patient
Verrusio, W
;Magro, VM;Summa, ML;Gueli, N;Cacciafesta, M
2017
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Neurological disorders are a frequent cause of hospitalization in the elderly. Herein, wdescribe a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in a 68-year old woman. Medical history, neurological signs, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) studies and screening for infectious agents are needed for differential diagnosis. We started treatment with high-dose intravenous corticosteroids reaching good results.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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