Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or multiple sclerosis: Can the initial presentation help in establishing a correct diagnosis?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 636-639

  Dale, R C ^a,b   Branson, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTVACCINAL ENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 20344362912     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.062935     Document Type: Review

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