title: Demyelination or low-grade glioma? A diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Demyelination is a neurologic disease, usually diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptomatology and radiologic studies. Rarely, both may be deceiving and masquerading a neoplastic lesion or vice versa.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the present communication, we describe 2 cases with similar clinical profiles and radiologic pictures, but which turn out to be contrasting pathologic diagnoses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We emphasize on histopathologic proof before initiating definitive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. rahulguptaneuro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohindra
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000209:etiology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids