Pediatric neurology
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Pediatric neurology · Jan 2015
Susceptibility-weighted imaging helps to discriminate pediatric multiple sclerosis from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
Susceptibility-weighted imaging is a relatively new magnetic resonance imaging sequence that can identify lesions of multiple sclerosis in adults. This study was designed to determine if susceptibility-weighted imaging is a useful discriminator between children who develop multiple sclerosis and children with monophasic acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. ⋯ Susceptibility-weighted imaging may be a useful technique in differentiating acute disseminated encephalomyelitis from multiple sclerosis at initial presentation.