Case Study
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 59-63
Speech and Language Profile for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Post Varicella Zoster Infection: A Case Study
Ambar Gupta1, Perumal Santhanam Divya2, Mathew Nishanth1, Mary Vishali Prabu3, Sujitha Satchithanandham3
1Postgraduate Student, 2Clinical Supervisor, 3Undergraduate Student,
MERF Institute of Speech and Hearing (P) Ltd, Chennai, India
Corresponding Author: Ambar Gupta
ABSTRACT
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Post Varicella Zoster Infection is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disease of the (CNS) and it is elucidated as a scattered focal or multifocal (disseminated) inflammation of brain and/or spinal cord. A 25 year old unmarried female had a compliant of headache, vomiting, photophobia and common cold for two days and she was diagnosed to have post varicella ADEM, sepsis - urosepsis and status epileptics. She underwent tracheostomy to restore respiration. Dysarthric component was present. This case study focuses on speech and language evaluation and management for ADEM.
Key words: ADEM, Speech, language, tracheostomy
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