Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Evidence-based neurology checklist on mycoplasma pneumoniae: Central neurological features Encephalopathy Meningoencephalitis Aseptic meningitis Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Acute transverse myelitis Cerebellitis Psychosis Stroke Cortical blindness Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome…

Central neurological features

  • Encephalopathy
  • Meningoencephalitis
  • Aseptic meningitis
  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute transverse myelitis
  • Cerebellitis
  • Psychosis
  • Stroke
  • Cortical blindness
  • Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS)
  • Cerebral salt wasting syndrome

Cranial neuropathies

Peripheral neurological features

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain

References

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  5. Choi SY, Choi YJ, Choi JH, Choi KD. Isolated optic neuritis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: report of two cases and literature review. Neurol Sci 2017; 38:1323-1327.
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