Pediatric tumefactive demyelination: Case series and review of the literature

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McAdam, LC
Blaser, SI
Banwell, BL
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[1] Univ Toronto, Hosp Sick Children, Dept Pediat Neurol, Toronto, ON M5G 1X9, Canada
[2] Univ Toronto, Hosp Sick Children, Dept Diagnost Imaging, Toronto, ON M5G 1X9, Canada
[3] Univ Calgary, Foothills Hosp, Dept Pediat, Calgary, AB, Canada
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10.1016/S0887-8994(01)00322-8
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Tumefactive demyelinating lesions may be misdiagnosed as brain neoplasms or abscesses. In this paper, we present four cases of pediatric tumefactive demyelination. Twelve cases of pediatric tumefactive demyelination previously reported in the English literature are also summarized. We describe the neuroimaging characteristics and clinical presentation of tumefactive demyelination and how these features may be used in differentiating demyelination from other mass lesions. (C) 2002 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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