Multiple sclerosis and peripheral multifocal demyelinating neuropathies occurring in a same patient.
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.
Kwon
Joo Young
JY
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
Jee Young
JY
Jeong
Jee Hyang
JH
Park
Kee Duk
KD