Derya TÜRELİ, Mine ASLAN, Gazanfer EKİNCİ, Ahmet ASLAN

İZOLE BİLATERAL OPTİK NÖRİT İLE PREZENTE OLAN PEDİYATRİK AKUT DİSSEMİNE ENSEFALOMYELİT OLGUSU

Akut dissemine ensefalomyelit (ADEM) santral sinir sisteminin demiyelinizasyonu ilekarakterize, enflamatuar bir hastalığıdır. En sık izlenen oftalmik bulgusu optik nörittir. Hastalığınyaygınlığına göre değişik nörolojik bulgular izlenebilir. Multipl skleroz gelişme riskini arttığıiçin ADEM tanısı, tedavisi ve takibi önemlidir. Burada başka nörolojik bulgu olmadan sadeceoptik nörit ile prezente olan pediatrik ADEM olgusunu güncel literatür eşliğinde sunmayıamaçladık

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Akut dissemine ensefalomyelit, çocukluk çağı, optik nörit

A case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Pediatric Patient Presenting with Isolated Bilateral Optic Neuritis

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an inflammatory disease which ischaracterized by demyelination of the central nervous system. Optic neuritis is the most commonophthalmic manifestation of the disease. Various neurological symptoms can be seen accordingto the extent of the disease. Because of the increased risk of multiple sclerosis development;diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of ADEM is essential. Our aim was to present a case ofpediatric ADEM, which presented with optic neuritis alone in the light of current literature

Keywords:

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, childhood, optic neuritis,

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