Acute aphasia in multiple sclerosis.
Acute aphasia is rare in multiple sclerosis. We describe 3 patients with multiple sclerosis who had acute exacerbations presenting as aphasias. One patient had a mixed transcortical aphasia, 1 had a transcortical motor aphasia, and 1 had a Broca aphasia. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain with contrast enhancement revealed new white matter lesions in the left hemisphere in all 3 patients. Two of the 3 patients had a good response to treatment with methylprednisolone sodium succinate. Arch Neurol. 2000;57:1207-1209
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate