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 criteria specific for the pediatric population, are both worthy of note.
University of California, San Francisco Regional Pediatric MS Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Dorothée
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Chabas
Daniel
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Pelletier
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*