A Case of Multiple Sclerosis Presenting as Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis.
- Author:
Sung Hye HAN
1
;
Geun Soo PARK
;
Sang Lak LEE
;
Joon Sik KIM
;
Tae Chan KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Multiple Sclerosis;
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
- MeSH:
Brain Stem;
Central Nervous System;
Demyelinating Diseases;
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated*;
Humans;
Multiple Sclerosis*;
Prognosis;
Spinal Cord
- From:
Journal of the Korean Child Neurology Society
1999;6(2):377-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis are demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system those can present initially as an acute focal demyelinating syndrome. Multiple sclerosis is characterized by a multiphasic disease with stepwise or progressive deterioration in neurologic function, whereas acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a monophasic disease with good prognosis. So the differentiation of the two diseases in a patient with single clinical episode attributable to central nervous system demyelination is of prognostic importance, but the differentiation is not easy. We report a case of multiple sclerosis with spinal cord involvement initially misdiagnosed as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in the brain stem.