Butterfly lesion of the corpus callosum due to Schilder's disease

A 50 year old woman developed memory impairment and confusion over a 2 week period. CT scans of the brain showed a 'butterfly lesion' of the corpus callosum extending into the frontal lobes bilaterally. Stereotactic biopsy determined the lesion to be du e to demyelination. Further diagnost...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 367 - 369
Main Authors:	Kiernan, M.C., Vonau, M., Bullpitt, P.R., Tohver, E., Milder, D.G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-07-2001 Elsevier
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Corpus Callosum - pathology Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder - pathology Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes Female Humans Medical sciences Memory Disorders - pathology Middle Aged Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tropical medicine Human Nervous system diseases Shape Radiodiagnosis Corpus callosum Schilder disease Cerebral disorder Inflammatory disease Case study Central nervous system disease Medical imagery Adult Evolution Female Computerized axial tomography Diagnosis
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Summary:	A 50 year old woman developed memory impairment and confusion over a 2 week period. CT scans of the brain showed a 'butterfly lesion' of the corpus callosum extending into the frontal lobes bilaterally. Stereotactic biopsy determined the lesion to be du e to demyelination. Further diagnostic investigations and the subsequent clinical course support the diagnosis of Schilder's disease.
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ISSN:	0967-5868 1532-2653
DOI:	10.1054/jocn.2000.0797