Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as a solitary brainstem mass.
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis presenting as a solitary brainstem mass.
A 36 year old woman presented with a subacute brainstem syndrome. MRI showed a solitary, gadolinium enhancing brainstem mass, which on biopsy showed perivenous inflammation and demyelination compatible with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.920