title: [Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): its diagnostic criteria and therapy].
abstract: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune-mediated central nervous system disorder in an individual with genetic susceptibility. It is characterized by acute or subacute onset of multifocal neurologic deficits with encephalopathy, often following a viral illness or vaccination. Since ADEM is diverse in its clinical features, the diagnostic criteria of ADEM require the exclusion of other etiologies. In this review, I will explain the diagnostic algorism and criteria, and therapy of ADEM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University.
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D004673:Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008775:Methylprednisolone