| Identifier |
wh_ch60_p3511_2 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Prognosis |
| Creator |
Laura J. Balcer, MD |
| Affiliation |
Professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone |
| Subject |
Demyelinating Diseases; Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis; Adem; Postinfections Encephalomyelitis; Prognosis |
| Description |
The prognosis for patients with ADEM varies with the causative organism. The mortality rate for ADEM after measles may be as high as 20%, and survivors frequently have major neurologic sequelae, whereas the mortality rate for postvaccination ADEM is about 10%, with survivors only rarely having neurologic sequelae. Postvaricella ADEM is associated with a 5% mortality rate and a 10% rate of major neurologic sequelae. The prognosis of ADEM that occurs after a nonspecific respiratory tract illness generally is excellent, with recovery occurring slowly over several months. Neurologic sequelae in such cases are minimal. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63v2rrs |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
186602 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63v2rrs |
