title: Focal leptomeningeal MR enhancement along the chiasm as a presenting sign of multiple sclerosis.
abstract: We demonstrate focal leptomeningeal enhancement along the chiasm on MRI in a 28-year-old man presenting with blurred vision and bitemporal visual field defects. The diagnosis of clinically definite multiple sclerosis was confirmed by laboratory investigations and brain MR findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U.L., Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Robberecht
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casteels
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Medaer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Carton
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009897:Optic Chiasm / Q000473:pathology*