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Psychotic Symptoms as Onset Clinical Presentation in a Case of Pe
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Journal of Multiple Sclerosis

ISSN - 2376-0389
NLM - 101654564

Case Report - (2023) Volume 10, Issue 7

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Psychotic Symptoms as Onset Clinical Presentation in a Case of Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Elisa Carloni1, Chiara Casamento Tumeo2, Giulia Testa2, Alessandra Mandarino3, Michela Ada Noris Ferilli4, Gabriele Monte4, Martina Proietti Checchi4, Samuela Tarantino4, Luigi Mazzone1, Stefano Vicari3,5, Massimiliano Valeriani4,6 and Laura Papetti4*
 
*Correspondence: Laura Papetti, Developmental Neurology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Piazza di Sant’Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy, Tel: +390668592865, Email:

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Abstract

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can have an onset before the age of 16 years in 3-10% of cases. When onset occurs at such a young age, the clinical or neuro-radiological features of MS may be different from MS in adult patients.

We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with an onset of MS characterized by psychotic symptoms. This pattern of clinical presentation has been described in adults with MS, but pediatric cases are anecdotal. With the description of this case, we contribute to reinforce the importance of atypical clinical symptoms in the diagnostic pathway of pediatric onset MS.

Keywords

Multiple sclerosis • Pediatric onset • Psychosis • Children • Adolescents

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