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9732249

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
We report a rare case of mumps myelitis in which parotid swelling appeared 3 days after the symptoms of myelitis. A 10-year-old boy presented with acute paraplegia of grade I-II on MRC (Medical Research Council) scale and retention of urine with normal sensations. Central motor conduction to tibialis anterior (CMCT-TA) on the right side was 32 ms and 24 ms on the left side. Spinal MRI revealed hyperintense signal changes extending from C3 to T12. After 5 days of methylprednisolone therapy, there was marked improvement in weakness, micturition normalized and CMCT-TA also returned to normal. MRI repeated after 1 month was also normal. This response seems to be due to antiedema and to the antiinflammatory effect of methylprednisolone, because of a temporal relationship between MPS and clinical improvement. However, the possibility of natural recovery cannot be ruled out.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1016-2291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Myelitis: a rare presentation of mumps.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports