title: Multiple sclerosis in a six-year-old boy (case report).
abstract: A 6-year-old boy with multiple sclerosis, youngest diagnosed in our hospital, is presented. In addition to the clinical findings, the diagnosis was supported by increased immunoglobulin levels, positive IgG index and oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid, normal cranial angiography, typical lesions on the cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olcay
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Renda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakkaloğlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Topçu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diren
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Besim
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed