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ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2024

Parainfectious Brown-Sequard syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an adult patient: a case report.

Michail Papantoniou, Konstantinos -Vasileios Tsatinas, Maria Gryllia

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Article in Spinal cord series and cases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Acute bilateral optic/chiasm neuritis with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and positive anti-ganglioside antibodies following mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a case report and literature review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michail PapantoniouDepartment of Neurology, G. Gennimatas General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece. michael.papant@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3726-4312
Konstantinos -Vasileios TsatinasDepartment of Neurology, G. Gennimatas General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Maria GrylliaDepartment of Neurology, G. Gennimatas General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
General Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAcute transverse myelitis (ATM) refers to a rare severe acquired spinal cord inflammation, with a challenging diagnostic work-up and treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 42-year-old patient who presented with loss of temperature and pain sensation beneath the C5 dermatome in her left side and reported a history of a possible respiratory tract illness 10 days ago. Within 2 days, clinical worsening was noted, compatible with Brown-Sequard syndrome. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging revealed a T2 sequence abnormal signal from level C4 to T3 and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies showed only a mild pleocytosis mononuclear type. Extensive CSF and blood tests revealed only high Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgM and IgG titers. Treatment with high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone and oral azithromycin were administrated and the patient recovered completely within two months. DISCUSSION: We would like to highlight the importance for physicians to consider M. pneumoniae in their differential diagnosis as a potential cause when encountering patients with symptoms of ATM and inflammatory Brown-Sequard syndrome.

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Brown-Sequard SyndromeMyelitis, TransverseAdultDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMycoplasma pneumoniae

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PMID38490982
PMCPMC10943185
OpenAlexW4392864500

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