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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 367-369 |
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as depressive episode
P Krishnakumar1, MP Jayakrishnan2, E Devarajan3
1 Child Development Services, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India
2 Department of Pediatrics, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
P Krishnakumar
Aswahti, Behind Nellikode Vishnu Temple, Thondayad, Chevarambalam Post, Calicut, Kerala - 673 017
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.91913
A 9-year-old girl presented to the Child Guidance Clinic with clinical features suggestive of depressive episode of 1 week duration. There was history of short febrile illness 3 weeks prior to the onset of the depressive symptoms. MRI scan of brain showed features of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
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