Tumefactive multiple sclerosis

Tumefactive multiple sclerosis

Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a subtype of atypical and rare MS that presents with tumor-like lesions in the central nervous system. The lesions may demonstrate a mass effect, edema, with ring enhancement. They can be mistaken for brain tumors or brain abscesses radiologically and clinicall...

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Published in:Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 344 - 347
Main Authors: Tosunoğlu, Bünyamin, Çokal, Burcu Gökçe, Güneş, Hafize Nalan, Kaya, Nilay, Yoldaş, Tahir Kurtuluş
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Taylor & Francis Ltd 2024
Subjects:
Case reports
Multiple sclerosis
Nervous system
Tumors
demyelinating
tumor
Abscess
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Summary:Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) is a subtype of atypical and rare MS that presents with tumor-like lesions in the central nervous system. The lesions may demonstrate a mass effect, edema, with ring enhancement. They can be mistaken for brain tumors or brain abscesses radiologically and clinically. Here we describe an instructive case of a 55-year-old woman with tumefactive MS who presented with occasional numbness in her right arm and leg, headache, thought confusion, and blurred vision for 2 years.
ISSN:0899-8280
1525-3252
DOI:10.1080/08998280.2023.2289301