title: Imaging in Pediatric Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain- Part 1.
abstract: Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis, management, prognostication and follow up of pediatric demyelinating and inflammatory diseases of the brain and forms an integral part of the diagnostic criteria. Conventional and advanced MR imaging is the first and only reliable imaging modality. This article reviews the typical and atypical imaging features of common and some uncommon demyelinating and inflammatory diseases with emphasis on the criteria for categorization. Imaging protocols and the role of advanced imaging techniques are also covered appropriately.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India. sniya.sudhakar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sniya Valsa
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7632-9705
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muthusamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India.
authors.forename: Sunithi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India.
authors.forename: Sridhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gibikote
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neuroimaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Manohar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shroff
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis
keywords: ADEM; CIS; Multiple sclerosis; NMOSD; Pediatric demyelinating disorders; Vasculitis