Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujaya Chattopadhyay, M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis can occur after an episode of infection, vaccination or even, spontaneously without an obvious trigger.
Classification
Classification
Post-infectious
- The predominant variety, usually with an identifiable trigger [1]
- Viral causes include [[measles], mumps , influenza, herpes viruses, rubella, Hepatitis viruses, HIV[2].
- Bacterial causes include Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Legionella, Campylobacter, Streptococcus[2].
Post-vaccination
- Implicated vaccines are Rabies, DPT, Smallpox, Measles, Japanese encephalitis, Polio, Hepatitis B, Influenza[2].
- Less significant over the years, probably due to changes in the methods of vaccine production [3]
The absence of a precedent has been reported in up to 26% of cases [4].
References
References
- ↑ Koelman DL, Mateen FJ (2015). “Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: current controversies in diagnosis and outcome”. J Neurol. 262 (9): 2013–24. doi:10.1007/s00415-015-7694-7. PMID 25761377.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Garg RK (2003). “Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis”. Postgrad Med J. 79 (927): 11–7. doi:10.1136/pmj.79.927.11. PMC 1742586. PMID 12566545.
- ↑ Karussis D, Petrou P (2014). “The spectrum of post-vaccination inflammatory CNS demyelinating syndromes”. Autoimmun Rev. 13 (3): 215–24. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2013.10.003. PMID 24514081.
- ↑ Tenembaum S, Chamoles N, Fejerman N (2002). “Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a long-term follow-up study of 84 pediatric patients”. Neurology. 59 (8): 1224–31. doi:10.1212/wnl.59.8.1224. PMID 12391351.
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