Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Related Disorders

There are several other conditions that our Mass General Brigham Pediatric MS facility treats as they are related to MS and demyelinating disorders in children. 

Acute demyelinating syndromes (ADS) in children includes a broad spectrum of clinical presentations including optic neuritis (ON), Transverse Myelitis (TM), Clinically Isolated Syndromes (CIS), Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and relapsing forms such as Neuromyelitis Optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) or Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

• Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (NMOSD)  
  
• MOG Antibody Associated Disorders  
  
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) 
  
• Optic Neuritis 
  
• Transverse Myelitis