Sentinel inflammatory demyelinating lesions preceding primary CNS lymphoma
| Autor: | Kellen Paiva Fermon, Gabriela Joca Martins, Danielle Mesquita Torres, Igor Bessa Santiago, Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho, Milena Sales Pitombeira, Daniel Gurgel Fernandes Távora |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Weakness Intravenous methylprednisolone business.industry Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry medicine.disease Peripheral White matter Text mining medicine.anatomical_structure Cerebrospinal fluid Neurology Primary CNS Lymphoma Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis medicine Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business RC321-571 |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Volume: 79, Issue: 6, Pages: 557-558, Published: 23 JUN 2021 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Issue: ahead, Published: 23 JUN 2021 Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 79, Iss 6, Pp 557-558 (2021) |
| Popis: | A 29-year-old man presented with acute seizures and visual impairment. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple white matter T2-lesions with incomplete peripheral enhancement (). Considering the hypothesis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) was administrated with full recovery. Two years later, he presented right-sided weakness. MRI disclosed a new T2-lesion, and spectroscopy suggested a tumefactive inflammatory pattern (). New extensive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood workup, including aquaporin-4-IgG, was unremarkable. Partial improvement was observed following IVMP. Six months [...] |
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