Introduction: Pediatric Neurology training is mandatory during Neurology residency in Portugal, yet national data on its quality remain scarce. To address this gap, the Neurology Residents and Early-Career Neurologists Committee (CIREN) of the Portuguese Neurology Society, in collaboration with the Portuguese Society of Pediatric Neurology, developed this study. Methods: An anonymous 33-item online questionnair...
Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and demyelinating disorder of central nervous system that can be diagnosed in pediatric age (<18 years) in 3–5% of the cases. This early onset is associated with higher relapse rates and earlier progression to neurological disability. By using NEDA-3 (No Evidence of Disease Activity-3) criteria, we aimed to identify clinical predictors associated with abs...
Introduction: Pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis may contrast with adult-onset multiple sclerosis, in terms of disease activity. We aimed to determine differentiating features between pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis and adult-onset multiple sclerosis, at diagnosis and after one year under disease modifying therapies, and analyse the attainment of the status of “No Evidence of Disease Activity” between groups...