Encefalomielitis aguda diseminada de presentación atípica: utilidad de la biopsia estereotáctica para su diagnóstico. Caso clínico

We report a 15 year-old female presenting with behavioral disturbances, headache, left hemiparesis and paresis of the vertical gaze. CAT scan and magnetic resonance showed an involvement of right thalamus, third ventricle and medial temporal lobe suggesting an encephalitis or lymphoma. 201Thalium SPECT suggested a lymphoma. A stereotaxic biopsy showed a subacute demyelinizing lesion, compatible with an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The patient was treated with Methylprednisolone with resolution of symptoms. She remains in good condition after one year of follow-up

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Main Authors: Vázquez S,Pedro, Reccius M,Andrés, Díaz S,Mario, Sáez U,Lía, Orellana P,Patricia, Valdés W,Cristián, Díaz T,Violeta
Format: Digital revista
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2006
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872006000700012
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