Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after parenteral therapy with herbal extracts: a report of two cases

摘要

Two patients with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis afterrepeated injection of extracts from several different plants aredescribed. There was no evidence of prior infection or vaccination. Both patients recovered rapidly after treatment withmethylprednisolone. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis should beconsidered a rare complication of parenteral therapy with herbal extracts.