Citation

Magazi D, Wynand-Ndlovu L, Legwara P, Matlala B, Sebiloane S, Patel J. Radiol. Case Rep. 2012; 7(3): 584.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.2484/rcr.v7i3.584

PMID

27326289

PMCID

PMC4899667

Abstract

A 23-year-old black African male fell and bumped his head from a tackle while playing soccer. He subsequently became blind from optic neuritis. An MRI of the brain showed white-matter changes suggestive of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). MR spectroscopy of the brain showed a demyelination pattern. This case report brings to the fore unsettled questions about ADEM, among them being whether it can occur as a post-traumatic event.

Language: en

Keywords

ADEM, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging