title: [Balo concentric sclerosis. Report of one case].
abstract: We report a 50 years old woman admitted to the hospital due to progressive dysphagia and disarthria of there weeks duration. On admission a right hemiparesis was noted. CSF examination showed a protein of 9 mg/dl and no cells. A brain CAT scan showed rounded bilateral subcortical frontoparietal hypodense zones peripheral contrast material enhancement. Pseudobulbar palsies and hemiparesis worsened and the patient required nasoenteral feeding. She was discharged after four months, with severe disabilities, with the diagnosis of Balo concentric, a progressive demyelinating disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología Hospital Carlos Van Buren, Valparaíso, Instituto de Neurocirugía Asenjo, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Badilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eurolo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sandoval
mesh_terms: D002549:Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed