Post-dengue acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: A case report and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is one of the most common infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to systematically review acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and to represent a new case.

Methodology/principal findings

We searched for articles in nine databases for case reports, series or previous reviews reporting ADEM cases in human. We used Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney U tests. Classification trees were used to find the predictors of the disease outcomes. We combined findings using fixed- and random-effects models. A 13-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital due to fever. She has a urinary retention. The neurological examinations revealed that she became lethargic and quadriplegic. She had upper limbs weakness and lower limbs complete paraplegia. Her status gradua

SUBMITTER: Kamel MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5509372 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature