MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis: Evaluation in a pediatric cohort

This study assessed the validity of established MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) in a cohort of 20 children with clinically definite MS. The authors found that many pediatric MS patients did not meet the MRI criteria established for adult-onset MS, particularly the McDonald MRI criteria for...

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Published in:	Neurology Vol. 62; no. 5; pp. 806 - 808
Main Authors:	HAHN, Cecil D, SHROFF, Manohar M, BLASER, Susan I, BANWELL, Brenda L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 09-03-2004
Subjects:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Child Cohort Studies Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis Neurology Retrospective Studies Human Pediatrics Multiple sclerosis Nervous system diseases Central nervous system disease Medical imagery Child Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging Inflammatory disease
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Summary:	This study assessed the validity of established MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) in a cohort of 20 children with clinically definite MS. The authors found that many pediatric MS patients did not meet the MRI criteria established for adult-onset MS, particularly the McDonald MRI criteria for dissemination in space. The authors thus suggest that MRI criteria for adult MS be applied cautiously to pediatric MS patients.
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ISSN:	0028-3878 1526-632X
DOI:	10.1212/01.WNL.0000113723.36715.A6