Acute, severe, central and peripheral nervous system combined demyelination

Pediatr Neurol. 1986 Jan-Feb;2(1):47-50. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(86)90040-8.

Abstract

Acute disseminated encephalomyelopathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome are both immunologically mediated para-infectious demyelinating disorders, the former affecting the central nervous system and the latter affecting the peripheral nervous system. The term encephalo-myelo-radiculo-neuropathy was introduced to describe cases in which major involvement of one system, most commonly the peripheral, was associated with mild involvement of the other. We present a case of acute severe demyelination simultaneously affecting both the central and the peripheral nervous systems in a 10-year-old female. This clinical picture combines acute disseminated encephalomyelopathy and Guillain-Barré syndrome, both of which are extremely severe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Child
  • Demyelinating Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Encephalomyelitis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed