Resumen
Se presenta un caso de encefalomielitis aguda diseminada multifásica atendido en el hospital Simón Bolívar-Bogotá Colombia. La paciente acudió al servicio de urgencias en varias oportunidades por signos y síntomas de compromiso neurológico multifocal; su tratamiento inicialmente tuvo una orientación neuroinfecciosa. El curso clínico demandó una cuidadosa revisión de los estudios patológicos y de imagen llegando al diagnóstico la encefalomielitis, por lo que se instauró tratamiento con esteroides.
Se discuten la etiopatogenia de la enfermedad, su presentación clínica y posible tratamiento (Acta Neurol Colomb 2005;21:209-215).
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