title: Multiple sclerosis and peripheral multifocal demyelinating neuropathies occurring in a same patient.
abstract: The co-occurrence of multiple sclerosis and peripheral demyelinating neuropathy is rare. It has been disputed whether these are pathologically related or coincidental findings. We report a 36-year-old woman who presented with diplopia, right facial palsy and left-sided weakness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion indicative of central demyelinating disease. Nerve conduction studies revealed peripheral multifocal demyelinating neuropathies. We suggest that the central and the peripheral lesions may be continua of a demyelinating process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Joo Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Jee Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jee Hyang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Kee Duk
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Park