Tumefactive multiple sclerosis: the lethal chameleon [PDF]
Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant of multiple sclerosis that presents with a large demyelinating lesion in the central nervous system, accompanied by peripheral ring-like enhancement, perilesional oedema and mass effect.
Ana Carolina Monteiro +6 more
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Tumefactive multiple sclerosis in Taiwan. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is less common in Asia, including Taiwan, and some characteristics of MS in Asians differ from those of Caucasians. Tumefactive brain lesion is even rarer in MS patients.
Yi-Chun Kuan +3 more
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Tumefactive multiple sclerosis. [PDF]
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.
Tosunoğlu B +4 more
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Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis: Challenges With Treatment Modalities. [PDF]
Tumefactive multiple sclerosis comprises a rare subset of multiple sclerosis that often poses a diagnostic challenge to physicians. It is unique in its presentation as a solitary lesion, usually larger than 2 cm, with surrounding vasogenic edema, commonly mimicking a primary intracranial malignancy.
ElSaygh J +4 more
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Case Report: Persisting Lymphopenia During Neuropsychiatric Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis Rebound Upon Fingolimod Withdrawal [PDF]
Fingolimod (FTY) is a disease modifying therapy for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) which can lead to severe lymphopenia requiring therapy discontinuation in order to avoid adverse events.
Valeria Koska +8 more
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A Blind Spot in the Diagnostic Field: The Challenging Diagnosis of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]
Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis (TMS) is a rare variant with 1 per 1000 cases of MS and 3 per million cases per year. TMS can mimic clinical and radiological features of a neoplasm, infarction, or abscess and therefore can be diagnostically challenging ...
Ramy Mando +3 more
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Tumefactive multiple sclerosis masquerade as a central nervous system tumor: a case report [PDF]
Introduction: Tumefactive multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating disorder that appears tumor-like on MRI. To most physicians, diagnosing tumefactive MS by applying clinical, radiological, or laboratory examination like Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis,
Alaa Nabil Turkistani +3 more
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Fulminant tumefactive multiple sclerosis in pregnancy. [PDF]
A 35-year-old pregnant woman was admitted with acute onset of paresthesias and word finding difficulty. Initial MRI scan of the brain was suggestive of ischaemic event. During hospitalisation, she had a rapid course with worsening of her neurological deficit that prompted additional testing.
Pakneshan S, Bernitsas E.
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Biopsy Proven Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis with Concomitant Glioma: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
We report a case of pathologically confirmed tumefactive multiple sclerosis (MS) followed shortly thereafter by the diagnosis of an oligoastrocytoma.
Esteban eGolombievski +3 more
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Pediatric tumefactive multiple sclerosis - a challenging case [PDF]
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system which is often diagnosed in young adults. We present a case of tumefactive multiple sclerosis in a child, an unusual form of presentation of MS, especially at ...
Smaranda Nita +4 more
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