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Viral Infections and Autoimmune and Demyelinating Conditions of the Central Nervous System

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Although individually uncommon, infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune conditions collectively comprise an important subset of acute pediatric neurology. In this chapter, we discuss encephalitis, transverse myelitis, and optic neuritis. We discuss both a general initial approach to diagnosis and management prior to a specific diagnosis being made, as well as characteristic features of some of the most important entities, including herpes simplex virus encephalitis, enterovirus encephalitis, Lyme disease, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, transverse myelitis, and optic neuritis.

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  1. Department of Neurosciences, Hôpitaux universitaires Paris Sud, Université Paris Sud, Paris, France

    Marc Tardieu MD, PhD

  2. Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Ariane G. Soldatos MD

  3. Pediatric Neuro-Immunology, Department of Neurology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Mark P. Gorman MD

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Thomas Sejersen

  2. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

    Ching H. Wang

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Tardieu, M., Soldatos, A.G., Gorman, M.P. (2014). Viral Infections and Autoimmune and Demyelinating Conditions of the Central Nervous System. In: Sejersen, T., Wang, C. (eds) Acute Pediatric Neurology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-491-3_17

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