Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in a child with enteric fever: A case report

Abstract

The central nervous system is involved in 5-35% children suffering from typhoid fever and manifest as
neuropsychiatric features such as confusion, encephalopathy, meningismus, convulsion and focal neurological
deficit. However, only few cases of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) have been reported along with
enteric fever. ADEM is a monophasic immune-mediated demyelination disorder, which commonly follows viral
infections and vaccination. We here report a case of typhoid fever who later developed ADEM.