CT and MRI 'ring sign' may be due to demyelination: diagnostic pitfall.
Affiliation
Neurosurgery Department, Cork University Hospital, Republic of Ireland., mahmoudhamdy@yahoo.comIssue Date
2012-02-03T15:16:53ZMeSH
AdultBiopsy
Brain/pathology/radiography
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS/*diagnosis/drug therapy/pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stereotaxic Techniques
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Br J Neurosurg. 2007 Jun;21(3):309-11.Journal
British journal of neurosurgeryDOI
10.1080/02688690701400064PubMed ID
17612927Abstract
We report a case of acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) in which both CT and MRI showed multiple ring-enhancing lesions suggestive of abscesses or brain tumour. This is a relatively rare phenomenon.Language
engISSN
0268-8697 (Print)0268-8697 (Linking)
ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/02688690701400064
Scopus Count
Collections
Related articles
- Lesser-known myelin-related disorders: focal tumour-like demyelinating lesions.
- Authors: Jiménez Arango JA, Uribe Uribe CS, Toro González G
- Issue date: 2015 Mar
- Rare brain biopsy findings in a first ADEM-like event of pediatric MS: histopathologic, neuroradiologic and clinical features.
- Authors: Hoche F, Pfeifenbring S, Vlaho S, Qirshi M, Theis M, Schneider W, Porto L, Müller K, Kieslich M
- Issue date: 2011 Sep
- Pseudotumoral demyelination: a diagnosis pitfall (report of three cases).
- Authors: Heyman D, Delhaye M, Fournier D, Mercier P, Rousselet MC, Menei P
- Issue date: 2001 Aug
- A distinct subgroup of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy with CNS demyelination and a favorable response to immunotherapy.
- Authors: Pineda AA, Ogata K, Osoegawa M, Murai H, Shigeto H, Yoshiura T, Tobimatsu S, Kira J
- Issue date: 2007 Apr 15
- Non-MS autoimmune demyelination.
- Authors: Cikes N, Bosnic D, Sentic M
- Issue date: 2008 Nov