Acute Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesions in a Pediatric Patient With Known Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: Review of the Literature and Treatment Proposal

被引：25

作者：

Dastgir, Jahannaz

DiMario, Francis J., Jr. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Connecticut Childrens Med Ctr, Div Child Neurol, Dept Pediat, Hartford, CT 06106 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY | 2009年 / 24卷 / 04期

关键词：

immunomodulator therapy; demyelinating disease; tumor; INTERFERON-BETA; TUMOR; DISEASE; CHILDHOOD; BRAIN; CHILDREN; MRI; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; SPECTROSCOPY; HEMIPARESIS;

D O I：

10.1177/0883073808324769

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Tumefactive demyelinating lesions are a known but uncommon complication of multiple sclerosis, a disease rarely reported in children. This is the case of a 16-year-old African American patient with multiple sclerosis, who developed 2 tumefactive demyelinating lesions. Review of the literature and our own experience helped formulate an algorithm for therapeutic options during an acute attack.

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页码：431 / 437

页数：7

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