Diagnostic Challenges in a Nine-year-old Boy with ADEM and Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis

• Main Authors: Emine Akkuzu (Author), Mutlu Uysal Yazıcı (Author), Ebru Azapağası (Author), Tuğba Hirfanoğlu (Author), Betül Derinkuyu (Author), Hasan Tezer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), or postinfectious encephalomyelitis, is a demyelinating central nervous system disease that typically presents with multifocal neurologic symptoms and encephalopathy. Numerous pathogens have been associated with ADEM, and the implicated viruses include co...