Acute central and peripheral demyelination associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

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Tan, MJ
Chattophadyay, AK
Griffiths, PD
Baxter, PS
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[1] Sheffield Childrens Hosp, Western Bank, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England
[2] Royal Hallamshire Hosp, Dept Neurophysiol, Sheffield S10 2JF, S Yorkshire, England
[3] Univ Sheffield, Unit Acad Radiol, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
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10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00218-2
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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A 7-year-old female presented with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonitis and a progressive ascending limb paralysis. She developed severe respiratory distress, requiring ventilation, and became apparently unresponsive with fixed dilated pupils. Peripheral nerves were inexcitable in nerve-conduction studies. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed evidence of extensive demyelination. Anti-GM1 immunoglobulin M antibody titers were raised. She improved after a second course of intravenous immunoglobulin and eventually made a full recovery. (C) 2003 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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