Neuroimaging of tumefactive multiple sclerosis with atypical features
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Neuroimaging of tumefactive multiple sclerosis with atypical features
Tumefactive demyelinating lesions or tumefactive multiple sclerosis (TMS) constitute a unique presentation of demyelinating disease that frequently mimics intracranial neoplasm, infection or other, nondemyelinating intracranial pathology. Consequently, these lesions, which are larger than typical multiple sclerosis plaques and are generally characterized by certain MRI features including edema ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v7i4.752