Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis without optic neuritis followed by optic neuritis in a child due to the sudden cessation of steroid therapy

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-21

  Ryu, Won Yeol ^a   Sohn, Eun Jung ^a   Kwon, Yoon Hyung ^a   Jeung, Woo Jin ^a   Ahn, Hee Bae ^a   Park, Woo Chan ^a   Rho, Sae Heun ^a  

^a Dong A University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; MMR vaccine; Pediatric optic neuritis; Steroid dependent relapse; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE PAIN; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VACCINATION REACTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPTIC NEURITIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84891504724     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2013.835837     Document Type: Article

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