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Author:   Dorothée Chabas (University of California, San Francisco) ,  Emmanuelle L. Waubant (University of California, San Francisco)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
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9780511974373

ISBN 10:   051197437
Publication Date:   11 April 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: historical perspective of pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and related disorders Deborah Hertz, Anita L. Belman and Folker Hanefeld; 2. Controversies around the current operational definitions of pediatric MS, ADEM and related diseases Dorothée Chabas, Lauren B. Krupp and Marc Tardieu; Part I. Pediatric MS Diagnosis: 3. Epidemiology of pediatric MS: incidence, prevalence and susceptibility risk factors Martino Ruggieri, Immacolata Plasmati and Isabella Simone; 4. Clinical presentation of Multiple Sclerosis in children Angelo Ghezzi and Brenda Banwell; 5. Conventional MRI features of pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Bruno P. Soares, Dorothée Chabas and Max Wintermark; 6. Differential diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and acquired central nervous system demyelinating disorders in children and adolescents Nancy L. Kuntz and Jonathan Strober; Part II. Pediatric MS Course and Treatment: 7. Pediatric MS course (including predictive factors) Christel Renoux and Emmanuelle L. Waubant; 8. Plasma exchange and IV immunoglobulin for acute demyelinating relapses Khurram Bashir; 9. Corticosteroids in pediatric Multiple Sclerosis relapses Gregory S. Aaen; 10. Disease modifying therapy and response to first-line treatment in pediatric multiple sclerosis E. Ann Yeh and Moses Rodriguez; 11. Treatment of breakthrough disease Daniela Pohl and Emmanuelle L. Waubant; 12. Symptomatic therapy in pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Sunita Venkateswaran, Susan Bennet and Jayne Ness; 13. Cognitive dysfunction in pediatric onset Multiple Sclerosis Laura J. Julian, Maria Trojano, Maria Pia Amato and Lauren B. Krupp; 14. Living with pediatric Multiple Sclerosis: patient well-being Sunny Im-Wang, Maria Milazzo and Ellen M. Mowry; Part III. Pediatric MS Biology: 15. Pediatric MS: biological presentation and research update Tanuja Chitnis and Amit Bar-Or; 16. Genetics of pediatric Multiple Sclerosis A. D. Sadovnick and R. Q. Hintzen; Part IV. ADEM: 17. Clinical and biological features of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Jin S. Hahn and Silvia Tenembaum; 18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Russell C. Dale and Esther Tantsis; 19. Treatment and prognosis of ADEM Marc Tardieu and Amy T. Waldman; Part V. Optic Neuritis in Children: 20. Pediatric optic neuritis Amy T. Waldman and Laura J. Balcer; 21. Recurrent isolated optic neuritis in the pediatric population Bianca Weinstock-Guttman and Grant T. Liu; Part VI. Acute Complete Transverse Myelitis in Children: 22. What is acute transverse myelitis (ATM) in children? Frank S. Pidcock and Guillaume Sébire; Part VII. Neuromyelitis in Children: 23. Neuromyelitis optica in children Andrew McKeon and Timothy Lotze; Index.

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Dorothée Chabas is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. Emmanuelle Waubant is Associate Professor in Neurology at the UCSF MS Center. She is also the Nancy Davis Medical Director, and heads a collaboration between six American MS centers recognized as Centers of Excellence.

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