Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, Hurley Medical Center,
Michigan State University, Michigan, USA | Department of Pediatric Neurology, Yüzüncü Yil
University, Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey
Note: [] Correspondence: Walid Abuhammour M.D., Pediatric Infectious
Diseases, Pediatric Education Departments, Hurley Medical Center, One Hurley
Plaza, Flint, MI, 48503, USA. Tel.: +1 810 762 7280; Fax: +1 810 257 9736;
E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common infection in the early adolescent
period, presenting most commonly as an upper respiratory tract infection with
variable severity. Extrapulmonary manifestations include neurologic,
hematologic, hepatic, and cardiac involvement. Hemiparesis and dysarthria are
frequently encountered in the setting of cerebrovascular accidents. We present
two patients who had neurological complications secondary to Mycoplasma
pneumoniae infection. The first patient was a 12-year-old boy who presented
with recurrent episodes of transient hemiparesis and dysarthria. The second
patient was a 3-year-old girl who presented with seizures and aphasia. Both
patients had pneumonia and positive serum immunoglobulin M against
Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Follow up revealed a full recovery in the first case
and moderate articulation disorder in the second patient.