title: Imaging in Pediatric Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases of Brain- Part 2.
abstract: Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis, management, prognostication and follow up of pediatric demyelinating and inflammatory diseases of brain and forms an integral part of the diagnostic criteria. This article reviews the spectrum of aquaporinopathies with an in-depth discussion on present criteria and differentiation from other demyelinating diseases with clinical vignettes for illustration; the latter part of article deals with the spectrum of CNS vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India. sniya.sudhakar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sniya Valsa
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 demyelination; Vasculitis