RT Book, Section
A1 Gorman, Mark P.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7057290
T1 Chapter 556. Immune- and Inflammatory-Mediated Central Nervous System Syndromes
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7057290
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  central  role  of  the  immune  system  in  several  pediatric  central  nervous  system  (CNS)  disorders  has  been  increasingly  appreciated  in  recent  years.  Although  relatively  rare  as  individual  diseases,  collectively  they  constitute  a  sizable  proportion  of  pediatric  neurology  practice.  The  acute,  severe  symptoms  associated  with  these  disorders  usually  lead  to  inpatient  hospitalization.  Due  to  the  broad  differential  diagnoses  associated  with  these  conditions,  multiple  other  pediatric  subspecialists,  such  as  infectious  disease  and  rheumatology  physicians,  are  often  asked  to  evaluate  affected  patients.  Last,  because  of  the  potential  long-term  sequelae  of  both  the  monophasic  and  recurrent  immune-mediated  CNS  disorders,  all  aspects  of  a  patient’s  medical  and  psychosocial  care  can  be  affected.  Thus,  these  disorders  have  relevance  to  general  pediatricians  and  pediatric  subspecialists  in  both  the  inpatient  and  outpatient  settings.