Transient parkinsonism following mycoplasma pneumoniae infection with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Tay CG 1 , Fong CY 2 , Ong LC 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Paediatric and Child Health Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [email protected]
  • 2 Division of Paediatric Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Paediatric and Child Health Research Group, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Child Neurol, 2014 Dec;29(12):NP193-5.
PMID: 24309239 DOI: 10.1177/0883073813510741

Abstract

Parkinsonism caused by infection is uncommon in children. We report 2 previously healthy children with acute self-limiting parkinsonism following Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, with normal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our case report expands the phenotype of parkinsonism associated with M. pneumoniae infection. We recommend that children with acute parkinsonism preceded by a period of febrile illness, even with a normal brain MRI, should be investigated for M. pneumoniae infection.

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