Balò's concentric sclerosis: MRI.
We report a case of Balò's concentric sclerosis. In the past, the diagnosis was usually made post mortem. In this case, we found that CT demonstrated only low-density lesions, but not their concentric pattern. However, MRI showed a striking feature, reminiscent of histopathology of Balò's concentric sclerosis, and played an important role in antemortem diagnosis of this rare demyelinating disease.
Chen
C J
CJ
Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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L S
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Wang
L J
LJ
Wong
Y C
YC
D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D002549:Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed