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Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (MS) typically presents in the teenage years but has been diagnosed in children as young as 2 years old. Current recommendations for clinical diagnosis advise to exclude the use of a lower age limit, thereby avoiding delay in treatment simply because an affected individual is considered too young. Children under the age of 10 years are most notably different when compared to adult-onset MS, making the care for these patients challenging. We present a case of pediatric-onset MS in a 3-year-old girl. Challenges in diagnosis, management, and treatment are explored, while differences in regard to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and neuromyelitis optica presenting at this age are discussed.
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Tang, Y.D., Bhise, V.V. (2017). Multiple Sclerosis in the Extremely Young. In: Waubant, E., Lotze, T. (eds) Pediatric Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System and Their Mimics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61407-6_4
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