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Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review.

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Shah, S; Shah, D; Skeen, MB
Published in: Mult Scler Relat Disord
November 2018

BACKGROUND: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has been understood as a monophasic, often post-infectious illness that predominantly affects the pediatric population. Though that describes the majority of cases, exceptions do exist. In this case report, we present an adult case of recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis (DEM) and review the available literature on this clinical entity. METHODS: PubMed search performed using the terms "MDEM" and "Recurrent ADEM" in April 2018. A total of 23 items resulted for the first search and another 142 for the second. We selected articles that described cases of recurrent ADEM with a preference for those publications describing adult cases and those written in English language. CONCLUSION: Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis is a distinct clinical entity that has features which overlap with multiple sclerosis, making it imperative to distinguish the two. Our case presentation and accompanying literature review highlights the limited scope of data available on recurrent DEM and the need for further study.

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Mult Scler Relat Disord

DOI

EISSN

2211-0356

Publication Date

November 2018

Volume

26

Start / End Page

86 / 89

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Recurrence
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
 

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Shah, S., Shah, D., & Skeen, M. B. (2018). Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review. Mult Scler Relat Disord, 26, 86–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.007
Shah, Suma, Deepal Shah, and Mark B. Skeen. “Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review.Mult Scler Relat Disord 26 (November 2018): 86–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.007.
Shah S, Shah D, Skeen MB. Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2018 Nov;26:86–9.
Shah, Suma, et al. “Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review.Mult Scler Relat Disord, vol. 26, Nov. 2018, pp. 86–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.msard.2018.09.007.
Shah S, Shah D, Skeen MB. Recurrent disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and literature review. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2018 Nov;26:86–89.
Journal cover image

Published In

Mult Scler Relat Disord

DOI

EISSN

2211-0356

Publication Date

November 2018

Volume

26

Start / End Page

86 / 89

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Recurrence
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences