Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as a solitary brainstem mass.
A 36 year old woman presented with a subacute brainstem syndrome. MRI showed a solitary, gadolinium enhancing brainstem mass, which on biopsy showed perivenous inflammation and demyelination compatible with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
Miller
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.
Scaravilli
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Thomas
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Harvey
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Hirsch
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging