Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis and Acute Disseminated Sclerosis

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis

The differential diagnosis between multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has major prognostic and therapeutic implications for the patient. As originally defined, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an acute monophasic disease that requires early anti-inflammatory treatment, whereas long-term immunomodulatory therapies are considered unnecessary due to the self-limitin...

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[Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis].

The differential diagnosis between multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has major prognostic and therapeutic implications for the patient. As originally defined, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an acute monophasic disease that requires early anti-inflammatory treatment, whereas long-term immunomodulatory therapies are considered unnecessary due to the self-limitin...

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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis

The differential diagnosis between multiple sclerosis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis has major prognostic and therapeutic implications for the patient. As originally defined, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an acute monophasic disease that requires early anti-inflammatory treatment, whereas long-term immunomodulatory therapies are considered unnecessary due to the self-limitin...

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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in Childhood; Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Laboratory Features

Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which occurs spontaneously or after systemic viral infection and vaccination mostly affects children. This study aims at describing the epidemiologic, clinical, neuroimaging, laboratory features, treatment and outcome in children who diagnosed as having ADEM and admitted in a referral center in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive prospectiv...

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