Masquerades of acquired demyelination in children: Experiences of a national demyelinating disease program

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-197

  O'Mahony, Julia ^a   Bar Or, Amit ^b   Arnold, Douglas L ^c   Sadovnick, A Dessa ^d   Marrie, Ruth Ann ^e   Banwell, Brenda ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Neuroimmunology Unit and Experimental Therapeutics Program   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

demyelination; differential diagnosis; multiple sclerosis; neuromyelitis optica

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOIDOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; VASCULAR DISEASE; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84872871465     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812443006     Document Type: Article

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