title: Baló's concentric sclerosis presenting as a stroke-like syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 37-year-old woman without important previous medical history presented to an emergency room with acute onset of left-sided weakness and numbness. Examination revealed left-sided hemiparesis (in the arm greater than in the leg) and hypoesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Routine laboratory testing, lumbar puncture, dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion study, longitudinal brain MRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy were performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Balós concentric sclerosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral steroid taper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mowry
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Beau M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ances
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D002549:Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone