Progressive Encephalomyelitis with Rigidity and Myoclonus: A pediatric Case Report and Literature Review
Yu Li,
Jingwen Wang,
Qihui Chen
et al.
Abstract:Progressive Encephalomyelitis with Rigidity and Myoclonic (PERM) is a serious life-threatening autoimmune disease characterized by rigidity, muscle pain spasm, deep and shallow sensory impairment, brainstem spinal cord symptoms, autonomic dysfunction, sudden spontaneous, stimulus-induced myoclonus. PERM demonstrates varied initial symptoms and involves the extremities, brainstem, spinal cord, and autonomic nerves. Most cases show significant improvement with immunotherapy. PERM is rarely seen in children. We r… Show more
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