TUMEFACTIVE DEMYELINATION- A LESION MIMICKING INTRACRANIAL TUMOR
Journal Title: International Journal Of Medical Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Various demyelinating diseases, including Multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) may present as tumefactive demyelination on MRI. On imaging, these lesions may show imaging features suggestive of a brain tumor or brain abscess. Also there may be appearance of mass effect on adjacent structure. The importance of identifying tumefactive demyelination is to differentiate it from brain tumor and abcess
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Mohammed Ashfaque, Valinjker S. K
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