Sorting through the pediatric MS spectrum with brain MRI

Distinguishing between a first episode of multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children who present with an initial demyelinating event can be a clinical challenge. New brain MRI criteria that aim to differentiate these clinical presentations, and revised McDonald MRI crite...

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Published in:Nature reviews. Neurology Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 186 - 188
Main Authors: Chabas, Dorothée, Pelletier, Daniel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2009
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:
Brain - pathology
Child, Preschool
Children
Diagnosis
Encephalomyelitis
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis
Neurology
news-and-views
United States
ISSN:1759-4758, 1759-4766, 1759-4766
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Summary:Distinguishing between a first episode of multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis in children who present with an initial demyelinating event can be a clinical challenge. New brain MRI criteria that aim to differentiate these clinical presentations, and revised McDonald MRI criteria specific for the pediatric population, are both worthy of note.
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ISSN:1759-4758
1759-4766
1759-4766
DOI:10.1038/nrneurol.2009.35