Open AccessAcute Confusion in a Middle‐Aged Woman
Author(s) -
Wong AYS,
Wong TW,
Lau CC
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490790000700108
Subject(s) - acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , confusion , medicine , emergency department , accident and emergency , pediatrics , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , multiple sclerosis , psychiatry , psychology , psychoanalysis
This is a report of a previously healthy 47‐year‐old lady who presented to the Accident & Emergency Department (AED) with acute confusion. She was subsequently diagnosed to be suffering from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). We report this rare case to alert emergency physicians to consider acute disseminated encephalomyelitis when presented with a patient with acute confusion. The diagnosis, investigation, management will be discussed.