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Balo's Concentric Sclerosis Mimicking Cerebral Tuberculoma
Experimental Neurobiology ; : 169-172, 2015.
Article em En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-30209
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ABSTRACT
Balo's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is considered a rare variant of multiple sclerosis, which often mimics an intracranial neoplasm or abscess. We report the case of a 21-year-old woman presenting with BCS while undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. Initial brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were similar to those for cerebral tuberculoma, multiple metastases, or abscesses. However, the pathognomonic concentric sclerosis characteristic of BCS was seen on MRI. The antemortem confirmatory diagnosis of BCS was made by follow-up MRI and a brain biopsy. It is suggested that BCS should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebral tuberculoma, especially in developing countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Esclerose / Tuberculoma / Tuberculose / Tuberculose Pulmonar / Biópsia / Encéfalo / Neoplasias Encefálicas / Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética / Esclerose Cerebral Difusa de Schilder / Prevalência Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Experimental Neurobiology Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Esclerose / Tuberculoma / Tuberculose / Tuberculose Pulmonar / Biópsia / Encéfalo / Neoplasias Encefálicas / Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética / Esclerose Cerebral Difusa de Schilder / Prevalência Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Experimental Neurobiology Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article