Early onset multipl sclerosis

Abstract

Multipl sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system, characterized by discrete areas of demyelination and axon injury. The occurrence of multipl sclerosis in children younger than 16 years has been found to between 2-5%. The incidence of posterior fossa plaques and tumefactive lesions were higher in children. A fourteen-year old boy who had a history of acute disseminhated encsephalomyelitis one year before and demosttrated tumefactive plaques confused with tumor or abscess, in the second attack was diagnosed as multipl sclerosis. Current knowledge of the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and therapy of multipl sclerosis are discussed.