Acute Motor Axonal Polyneuropathy Following Mumps Infection in a 9-Year-Old Girl. (12th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pediredla, Karunakar; Abimannane, Anitha; Chandrasekaran, Venkatesh; Jagadisan, Barath; Biswal, Niranjan
• Is Part Of: Journal of tropical pediatrics. Volume 65:Number 1(2019:Feb.)
• Page Start: 98
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2018-04-12
• Subjects: mumps -- child -- neurological complications -- acute motor axonal polyneuropathy; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Tropical Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Health -- Periodicals; Infant; Child; 618.929883
• DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmy018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-6338

Abstract

Abstract: A 9-year-old girl presented with lower motor neuron type of paralysis involving limbs, trunk and multiple cranial nerves (7, 9 and 10) with preceding history of mumps 1 week before the onset of weakness. There were no features to suggest either a meningitis or encephalitis in the child. Cerebrospinal fluid showed hypoglycorrhachia and mild protein elevation; magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was normal. Nerve conduction study showed motor axonal neuropathy. Serology for mumps IgM was positive, consistent with a diagnosis of post-mumps acute motor axonal polyneuropathy. The girl made a complete recovery within 3 weeks.