| Literature DB >> 17549061 |
Ellen M Mowry1, John H Woo, Beau M Ances.
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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. INVESTIGATIONS: Routine laboratory testing, lumbar puncture, dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion study, longitudinal brain MRI, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy were performed. DIAGNOSIS: Balós concentric sclerosis. MANAGEMENT: Intravenous methylprednisolone followed by oral steroid taper.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17549061 DOI： 10.1038/ncpneuro0522
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clin Pract Neurol ISSN： 1745-834X