The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Table of Contents - 2007 - Volume 121, Issue 10  


Clinical Records

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in a child

N A Khan a1c1 , R K Bhalla a1 , C G E L de Goede a2 , M P Rothera a1 and O Ismayl a2
a1 Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
a2 Department of Neurology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK.

Article author query
khan na   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
bhalla rk   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
de goede cg   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
rothera mp   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 
ismayl o   [PubMed][Google Scholar] 

Abstract

We present a case of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after mastoid surgery in an 11-year-old child. The aim of this paper is to increase awareness about a previously unreported and an unusual neurological complication of cholesteatoma and mastoid surgery.

(Published Online May 22 2007)
(Accepted March 6 2007)


Key Words: Encephalomyelitis; Mastoid; Mastoiditis; Inflammation; Cerebral.

Correspondence:
c1 Address for correspondence: Mr N A Khan, 10 Oakleigh Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, SK8 6SP, UK. Fax: 0161 2064723 E-mail: drnaveedahmadkhan@doctors.org.uk

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