Long-term prognosis of pediatric patients with relapsing acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 681-688

  Mar, Soe ^a   Lenox, Jason ^a   Benzinger, Tammie ^b   Brown, Stephanie ^a   Noetzel, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Demyelination; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN;

ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CHILD; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952917710     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073809343320     Document Type: Article

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