MRI criteria for multiple sclerosis: Evaluation in a pediatric cohort.

Hahn, Cecil D; Shroff, Manohar M; Blaser, Susan I; Banwell, Brenda L · Neurology · 2004

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Abstract

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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