Clinical and radiological characteristics of tumefactive demyelinating lesions: follow-up study

ALTINTAŞ A. T., PETEK B., ISIK N., Terzi M., BOLUKBASI F., TAVSANLI M., ...Daha Fazla

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL, cilt.18, sa.10, ss.1448-1453, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1352458512438237
  • Dergi Adı: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1448-1453
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: multiple sclerosis, demyelinating disease, magnetic resonance imaging, tumefactive demyelinating lesion, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, oligoclonal banding, PROTON MR SPECTROSCOPY, ACUTE OPTIC NEURITIS, MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS, DIAGNOSIS, BRAIN
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Demyelinating lesions over 20 mm in size, referred to as tumefactive demyelinating lesions, can be misdiagnosed as being either a tumor or an abscess. Although some radiological characteristics can help make a differential diagnosis easier, a cerebral biopsy may still be necessary.