Title
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and COVID-19: A systematic synthesis of worldwide cases
Date Issued
15 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Zelada-Ríos L.
Galecio-Castillo M.
Yamunaqué-Chunga C.
Otiniano-Sifuentes R.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) has been reported after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this review, we systematically included worldwide reported cases on this association. We included 30 case reports (pediatric and adults) and explored epidemiological and clinical evidence. We described time to diagnosis, clinical, imaging, and laboratory features, response to treatment regimens, and differences regarding severity. Also, an original case report was presented. Neurologists must be alert to the occurrence of multifocal neurological symptoms with or without encephalopathy in patients recovered from COVID-19. Timely MRI studies should be performed to establish the diagnosis and to consider early corticosteroid-based treatment.
Volume
359
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurología clínica
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85111977022
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Neuroimmunology
ISSN of the container
01655728
Sources of information:
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