14-year-old football player complaining of a headache dies from a rare neurological disease

14-year-old football player complaining of a headache dies from a rare neurological disease

When Christopher Bunch, 14, returned from football practice on Monday, Aug. 6, life seemed relatively normal for his Iowa family. He had complained about having a headache earlier in the day, but his mother, Destiny Maynard, believed it was due to dehydration.

Sadly, the headache that the soon-to-be high school freshman was experiencing was a symptom of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), a rare neurological disease that occurs after a viral or bacterial infection. ADEM also — although rarely — can occur after vaccinations. 
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