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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Hoi, Chu Peng; Gao, Shan; Victal, António Maria Azedo
- Title
- An adult case of acute disseminated encephaomyelitis in a woman two weeks post partum
- Journal Name
- 澳門醫學雜誌
- Pub. Info
- 2006年12月26日, Vol.6, No.4, pp. 302-304
- Keyword
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis；Pregnancy；Post partum
- Abstract
- Abstract : Acute disseminated envephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an acute monophasic inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) occurring days to weeks after a virus infection or vaccination. We here present a case of ADEM in a post partum woman. The overall literature on ADEM in post partum woman is limited one reported case. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. Case presentation 3. Discussion Figures: 1. MRI-FLAIR films on the third day after symptom onset 2. MRI-FLAIR films 12 days after the first MRI