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- Title
Early-onset acute partial transverse myelitis: Case report.
- Authors
HIZARCIOĞLU, Murat; GÜLEZ, Pamir; ÜNALP, Ayçan; GÜLHAN, Tunahan; URAN, Nedret
- Abstract
Acute partial transverse myelitis is an acute inflammatory process of the spinal cord and it is a rare clinical syndrome. Acute partial cord lesions cause unilateral or markedly asymmetric sensory and motor dysfunction. In this paper, we report a case of 11 month-old girl who developed acute onset monoparesia following a viral respiratory infection which has not been described in the pediatric age group so far. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord disclosed expansive and high signal-intensity in the left part of the cervical region. A diagnosis of acute partial transverse myelitis was made and patient was treated with IV immunoglobulin and oral prednisolone. The child had eventually a good neurologic outcome by second month of the treatment.
- Subjects
MYELITIS; CENTRAL nervous system viral diseases; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL cord diseases
- Publication
Journal of Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
2146-2372
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5222/buchd.2013.133