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Balo‐s Concentric Sclerosis Report of Two Patients with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Follow‐up
Author(s) -
Bolay Hayrunnisa,
Karabudak Rana,
Tacal Tuğra,
Önol Behsan,
Selekler Kaynak,
Saribaş Okay
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon19966298
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , fulminant , multiple sclerosis , radiology , concentric , lesion , pathology , demyelinating disease , disease , geometry , mathematics , psychiatry
Balo's concentric sclerosis was diagnosed antemortem in 2 patients, by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showing striking concentric alternating rings in 1 patient and by characteristic histopathological features in the other. The course of the lesions and the concentric pattern were followed by MR imaging for 3 years and 18 months, respectively. One patient demonstrated spontaneous remission that has not been reported in Balo's disease . Balo's disease may not have a fulminant course as described in the past and the MR appearance of the chronic lesion may resemble that of a chronic multiple sclerosis plaque.