Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis-A Challenging Demyelinating Disease: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Regina Célia Ajeje Pires de Albuquerque (Author), Raquel Siqueira Leonel de Paula (Author), Manuelina Mariana Capellari Macruz Brito (Author), José Roberto Lopes Ferraz Filho (Author), Lucas Crociati Meguins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating, neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) of unknown etiology. The peak onset is between age 20 and 40 years and usually affects more women than men. Although much knowledge has been achieved on the diagnosis and treatme...