Abstract
A retrospective analysis of CT and MRI studies in 12 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) was performed. MRI was the definitive modality for the assessment of the lesions of ADEM: all patients had abnormalities consistent with the clinical diagnosis. Ten had abnormalities in the brain, three spinal cord lesions, and three showed evidence of optic neuritis. CT was normal in 6 of the 7 patients in which it was performed.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
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Adult
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Brain / pathology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Contrast Media
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Encephalomyelitis / diagnosis*
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Encephalomyelitis / drug therapy
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Gadolinium DTPA
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Humans
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Infant
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Male
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Organometallic Compounds
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Pentetic Acid / analogs & derivatives
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Spinal Cord / pathology
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Virus Diseases / diagnosis*
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Virus Diseases / drug therapy
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Contrast Media
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Organometallic Compounds
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Pentetic Acid
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Gadolinium DTPA