Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus: a pediatric case report and literature review
Yu Li,
Jing-wen Wang,
Qi-hui Chen
et al.
Abstract:Background
Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) is a rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. So far, only ten cases of PERM have been reported in children worldwide, including the one in this study.
Case presentation
We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with PERM with an initial presentation of abdominal pain, skin itching, dysuria, urinary retention, truncal and limb rigidity, spasm… Show more
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