ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to compare and contrast the initial presenting demographic, clinical, neuroimaging, and laboratory features in a cohort of children affected from multiple sclerosis (MS) or acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). METHODS: A 12-year prospective study was conducted in 68 pediatric patients (ageSubject(s)
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/epidemiology
, Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated/pathology
, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
, Multiple Sclerosis/epidemiology
, Multiple Sclerosis/pathology
, Adolescent
, Age Distribution
, Brain/pathology
, Child
, Diagnosis, Differential
, Female
, Follow-Up Studies
, Humans
, Immunoglobulin G/cerebrospinal fluid
, Longitudinal Studies
, Male
, Normal Distribution
, Prevalence
, Prospective Studies