Specimens Shown at Pathological Meeting Held May 13, 1926.: 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...

[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...

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...

Pathological Specimens

Pathological Specimens

(a) Extensive slough of almost entire length of oesophagus vomited by young man aged 19, eight days after accident. Surgical interference was found necessary, and patient succumbed to operation. (I?) Large slough apparently gastric vomited. Six weeks after poisoning, symptoms of pyloric obstruction developed, and patient died after operation. (V) Large slough passed per rectum by male patient, ...