The Aim of the Present Study is to Determine Outcome Predictors in Children Who Were Diagnosed as Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

Outcome Predictors in Children With Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis at Assuit University Children Hospital

The aim of the present study is to determine outcome predictors in children who were diagnosed as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

Outcome predictors in children with Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged from 6 months old to 18 years.
• Presence of clinical signs of acute encephalopathy with multifocal neurological deficits.
• MRI findings suggestive of demyelinating lesions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric patients diagnosed who were as multiple sclerosis.
• Pediatric patients with clinical signs and radiological findings suggestive of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.
• Pediatric patients with infectious encephalitis.
• Pediatric patients with metabolic or genetic neurological disorders