A Rare Case of Adult Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Associated with Primary Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

We report a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) secondary to a primary Epstein-Barr (EBV) infection, in a 22-year-old male. Symptomatic infectious mononucleosis and ADEM are both quite uncommon conditions in this age group. ADEM is a very rare CNS disorder; it is more common in...

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Published in:	European journal of case reports in internal medicine Vol. 6; no. 4; p. 001094
Main Authors:	Ali, Deeba, Cardos, Benoît, Gorur, Yilmaz, Villalba, Noel Lorenzo, Janssen, Nathalie, Bartha, Carmen, Desfontaines, Phillippe, Weerts, Joseph, Fajardo, Pascal
Format:	Journal Article Web Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Italy SMC MEDIA 2019 SMC Media Srl SMC MEDIA SRL
Subjects:	corticosteroids demyelinating Encephalomyelitis Encephalomyelitis, demyelinating, corticosteroids, Epstein-Barr virus Epstein-Barr virus Human health sciences Neurologie Neurology Sciences de la santé humaine Epstein-Barr virus Encephalomyelitis corticosteroids demyelinating
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Summary:	We report a rare case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) secondary to a primary Epstein-Barr (EBV) infection, in a 22-year-old male. Symptomatic infectious mononucleosis and ADEM are both quite uncommon conditions in this age group. ADEM is a very rare CNS disorder; it is more common in childhood but can also be described in adults.The clinical evaluation must focus on the presence of recent signs of infection or vaccination.A normal cerebral scan does not rule out the disease and MRI must be performed to confirm the diagnoses.
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ISSN:	2284-2594 2284-2594
DOI:	10.12890/2019_001094