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Rehabilitation Problems In An Adult Patient After Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Casereport, Hsiao-Huei Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Feng-Chu Tseng
Rehabilitation Problems In An Adult Patient After Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Casereport, Hsiao-Huei Chen, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Feng-Chu Tseng
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is a monophasic disorder of unknown pathogenesis, characterized by demyelination of the central nervous system. The possible T-cell immune-mediated inflammatory process, affecting mainly children and young adults, typically follows a recent infection or immunization. Meningeal symptoms are common early in the course and often begin 1-3 weeks after infection. Abnormalities of motor, sensory, gait, visual, and cognitive function are variable and depend on the location (cerebral white matter, brainstem, cerebellum, or spinal cord) of the most severely damaged areas of the nervous system. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is unusual in middle-aged or elderly adults. The mortality rate is …