Congenitale Encephalitis und Myelitis

Acute Transverse Myelitis (Ascending Myelitis) as the Initial Manifestation of Japanese Encephalitis: A Rare Presentation

Japanese encephalitis, an inflammatory brain disease prevalent in Southeast Asia, usually presented with fever, headache, convulsions, brain stem signs with pyramidal and extrapyramidal features, and altered sensorium. Acute transverse myelitis, as the initial manifestation of Japanese encephalitis, is an unusual manifestation and is seldom reported. We hereby report a case of 13-year-old adole...

MOG-IgG-Associated Optic Neuritis, Encephalitis, and Myelitis: Lessons Learned From Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Citation: dos Passos GR, Oliveira LM, da Costa BK, Apostolos-Pereira SL, Callegaro D, Fujihara K and Sato DK (2018) MOG-IgG-Associated Optic Neuritis, Encephalitis, and Myelitis: Lessons Learned From Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder. Front. Neurol. 9:217. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00217 MOG-igG-Associated Optic Neuritis, encephalitis, and Myelitis: Lessons Learned From Neuromyelitis Optica ...

Subacute Encephalitis in an Adult Associated with Necrotising Myelitis and Results of Animal Inoculation Experiments.

Transverse myelitis.

Transverse myelitis (TM) includes a pathobiologically heterogeneous syndrome characterized by acute or subacute spinal cord dysfunction resulting in paresis, a sensory level, and autonomic (bladder, bowel, and sexual) impairment below the level of the lesion. Etiologies for TM can be broadly classified as parainfectious, paraneoplastic, drug/toxin-induced, systemic autoimmune disorders, and acq...

Recurrent myelitis.

Three patients presented with acute complete transverse myelopathy which relapsed several times at the same site. These patients, two women and one man, had two to five attacks spanning three to seven years. All patients underwent detailed investigations including a complete myelogram and serial evoked potential studies. Oligoclonal bands were present in the CSF in one patient. Brain MRI was no...