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Post-traumatic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Author(s) -

D.S. Magazi,

Lezanne Wynand-Ndlovu,

Patrick Legwara,

Baile Matlala,

Sidney Sebiloane,

Jeshal Patel

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

radiology case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 10

ISSN - 1930-0433

DOI - 10.2484/rcr.v7i3.584

Subject(s) - acute disseminated encephalomyelitis , medicine , optic neuritis , white matter , multiple sclerosis , encephalomyelitis , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , pediatrics , radiology , psychiatry

A 23-year-old black African male fell and bumped his head from a tackle while playing soccer. He subsequently became blind from optic neuritis. An MRI of the brain showed white-matter changes suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). MR spectroscopy of the brain showed a demyelination pattern. This case report brings to the fore unsettled questions about ADEM, among them being whether it can occur as a post-traumatic event

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