title: Recurrent monofocal demyelinating disease.
abstract: We describe a patient with recurrent brainstem symptoms and migraine-like headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a symptomatic hyperintense T2-weighted lesion in the middle cerebellar peduncle and the trigeminal nuclei and an asymptomatic periventricular lesion of Dawson finger shape. The findings were suspicious for a first demyelinating event, possibly representing the first manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Nevertheless, this case report also illustrates several pitfalls in the differential diagnosis of MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2-16, D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Patrick.Jung@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strittmatter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012008:Recurrence