MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS IN CHILDREN - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Although the existence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in pediatric patients is no longer disputed (as it was at the beginning of this century), the disease is so rare in children as to make its diagnosis difficult. Two cases of MS in patients aged 13 years 9 months and 11 years 7 months, respectively, are reported. Both patients received corticosteroid therapy. Specific features of MS in children include greater female predominance, a different pattern of clinical form distribution with more relapsing/remitting forms and less chronic progressive forms, and a high frequency at presentation of ocular manifestations, pure sensory disturbances, and gait disorders.