Patient Education
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
MS begins before the age of 18 in up to 10% of patients. It is caused by dysregulation of the peripheral immune system that leads to injury in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Its pathogenesis requires the combination of a genetically susceptible individual and particular environmental triggers. For more information, see the pediatric MS guide below.
Other demyelinating diseases
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)
- Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody disease
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
- Transverse myelitis
- Optic neuritis
Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
- Autoimmune encephalitis
- PANDAS/PANS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)